We all know the warning: Don’t use your phone while driving. But for 17-year-old Katelyn Ray, one moment of distraction proved fatal. On the morning of September 5, 2018, Katelyn was driving to pick up her sister from work. As a school bus ahead of her slowed down, Katelyn—likely distracted by her phone—never hit the brakes.
She crashed into the back of the bus at full speed. First responders found her still holding her phone. The children on the bus were unharmed. Katelyn died at the scene.