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ARTICLE · 06 NOVEMBER 2013

Driver "Talking On Cell Phone, Looking At Some Papers" Before Accident, Lawsuit Alleges

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We all know that police in Ontario are cracking down on distracted drivers, particularly those handling cell phones or texting while driving.

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Adrian Miedema
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We all know that police in Ontario are cracking down on distracted drivers, particularly those handling cell phones or texting while driving.   But now a private motor vehicle accident lawsuit is alleging that a driver was distracted because of cell phone use immediately prior to an accident.

The accident involved four vehicles and was described as a "chain-reaction rear-end collision."  Two of the drivers commenced a lawsuit against one Basso.  Basso alleged that one of the other drivers, Usselman, was "driving beside him in the passing lane, talking on a cell phone, looking at some papers."  Basso alleged that Usselman made a fast lane change, cutting off Basso and causing him to collide with the rear of Usselman's vehicle.

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