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In the USA, more than two people are killed and 1, 153 are injured as a result of distracted driving. Cell phones are the most common items which divert a driver's attention, and they are the most harmful, as they not only take a driver's eyes away from the road, but in addition require the driver to take his or her hands off the wheel and mind off of driving.

The Doctors have been joined by a mother and daughter whose own lives were changed irrevocably by the simple click of a "Send" button. Liz, 20, was driving along a busy Maryland road in April 2012 when she discovered her phone's text message notification sound.

When she looked down to read the incoming text, she crashed into the back of a tow truck which had been waiting to turn left. The flatbed of the truck tore the roof off Liz's vehicle and collided with her face. First responders to the scene didn't expect her to endure. "I thought I was fine, but obviously, I was totally wrong," Liz says. The accident resulted in several physical and mental impairments such as Liz, including acute scarring, and blindness in one eye, hearing loss, the reduction of the capacity to smell, harm to her tear ducts, and also an inability to fall asleep naturally.

She states that she lost many friends over time as she recovered from her injuries. Her mother, Betty, was shocked when she first discovered that it had been her text message which had caused the accident that nearly took her son's life. "I was embarrassed and ashamed," Betty says. Though texting while driving is now prohibited in 44 states, as well as Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, nearly 31 percent of U.S. Drivers ages 18-64 report which they have read or sent text messages while still behind the wheel. "We aren't against mobile phones; we love ours," Betty explains. "We are against them being used irresponsibly." Pediatrician Dr. Jim Sears emphasizes the importance of blowing off your phone while you are behind the wheel also urges everyone to prevent sending text messages to a friend or loved one you know is now driving.

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