The Montgomery Advertiser reports that a 26-year old pickup truck driver from Tennessee was ejected from his vehicle while composing a text message. The accident occurred on Interstate 65 outside of Athens, Alabama. Investigators said that the driver lost control of his truck, which overturned on its way down an embankment.

As someone who has used a handset to send a text message while driving on the New Jersey Turnpike in the past, I say that driving while texting is incredibly dangerous. There is no excuse for doing it while the vehicle is moving. I even question whether text messages should be sent or read while a vehicle is stopped at a traffic light, because it's so easy to lose focus on what other motorists are doing around you. [ via Textually.org ]