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# Piedmont, CA Cell phones at root of road accidents
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/piedmont-ca-cell-phones-at-root-of-road-accidents-editor/
- Published: 2007-09-27T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:59:23.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Joyce Martino Santa Monica*

Well, it happened the other day. My friend was stopped at a crosswalk to let pedestrians cross and she was hit pretty hard by a young woman, and, yes, you guessed it, (the driver was) yakking away on her cell.

I’m absolutely sure this isn’t the first incident for these types of accidents.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 27, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/092707.pdf?ref=smdp.com)