Canada - ...a young woman was apparently killed by her laptop last month.Heather Storey, 25, of Delta died after the small car she was driving was hit by a tow truck turning left.
When investigators looked into the incident, however, they concluded she would have survived if not for her laptop computer.
Storey was on her way out of town for work at the time of the accident and usually kept her laptop in a backpack in the backseat, according to her brother Michael Pratt.
"What we believe happened [was] that she was struck in the back of her head and neck with this laptop computer," RCMP Sgt. Roger Morrow said Wednesday morning at the Surrey detachment, east of Vancouver.
"She simply didn't have it secured within the confines of her car, and ultimately it has been the instrument of her death," he said. (more)
We have too many electronic gadgets these days. We worry more about the information on them than we do about the safety risks they pose. Use common sense. Think ahead. Don't use cell phones while driving. Don't place electronic gadgets on the dashboard or rear deck. Don't wear earphones while driving, and don't wear Bluetooth earpieces while driving or making love. They give the same wrong impression either way.
