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Distracted Drivers Causing Concern In Indiana

Two driver deaths caused by distracted drivers in Evansville, Indiana, have police in Spencer County concerned that Indiana drivers may be paying less attention to the roads. However, ABC News Channel 25's data revealed that although distracted drivers cause a great number of accidents across the state, the trend is not getting worse.

This month in Spencer County, a driver killing a spider while driving rear-ended an SUV, who in turn hit an oncoming tractor-trailer. The driver of the SUV was killed.

In Perry County, a distracted truck driver didn't see the car in front of him come to a stop - he rear-ended a 17-year-old driver who died at the scene of the crash.

All in all, about 450 accidents each month in Indiana are caused by inattentive or distracted drivers - with about 100 of those crashes resulting in serious injury or death. In many cases, drivers are using a cell phone, while in others they are simply have their eyes on something other than the road.

Indiana State Police Officer Todd Ringle also added that many more accidents are caused by driver distraction than are officially reported. On accident reports, the "driver distraction" box is only checked if drivers specifically tell police officers that their attention wandered directly before the accident. Many drivers either do not mention that they were distracted - some because they are afraid that they will be found at fault for the accident.

Battling driver distraction is easy - keep two hands on the wheel, your eyes on the road, and your cell phone in your pocket.

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