Bob CollinsWhat was so important on Netflix that Taylor Thiets, 20, of Maplewood had to watch it while driving 70 mph on Interstate 94 before crashing between Rothsay and Fergus Falls in northwestern Minnesota?
We can’t know, apparently.
WDAY says the State Patrol won’t release the information while the case is still “open,” although it’s hard to imagine how her taste in streaming video could be such sensitive data.
Whatever, Taylor is the latest example of the escalating problem of distracted driving in a state where the Legislature has been dead set against doing much about it.
The State Patrol says other drivers called them when they saw Taylor fly by, but by the time troopers were dispatched, she’d already crashed.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, her 2016 Subaru Impreza left the road and struck the median eastbound in Oscar Township.
Her injuries were not life threatening.
She was cited for using a wireless device while driving.
That law carries a $225 fine. The second time.
The accident happened last month. The State Patrol this week has been tweeting details of recent distracted driving and drunk driving cases.
