04/29/2026
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the reality is sobering.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, distracted driving claimed 3,208 lives in 2024 and left hundreds of thousands injured.
And it’s not just texting. Distractions include:
• Looking at your phone
• Adjusting navigation or music
• Eating or reaching for objects
• Talking to passengers
Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for about 5 seconds at highway speeds, is like driving the length of a football field blind.
Even as overall traffic fatalities show signs of decline, distracted driving remains one of the most preventable causes of catastrophic crashes.
At Chapa Law Group, we see the devastating consequences these moments create life-altering injuries, wrongful death, and families forever changed.