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Percentage of fatal accidents that resulted from "distracted driving," according to new research
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Percentage of "distracted driving" crashes that were caused by mobile phone use
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Percentage of "distracted driving" accidents caused by people being "lost in thought"
Source: NBC
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Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
