Just moments after updating her status and sharing a selfie on Facebook, a woman tragically lost her life in a head-on collision on a US highway. The 32-year-old Courtney Sanford shared, “The happy song makes me so HAPPY” on Thursday morning at 8:33 AM. At 8:34 AM, someone reported an accident to the police.
When Sanford’s car crossed the center reservation, collided with a recycling truck, and caught fire, she was traveling alone on Interstate 85 in North Carolina. The truck’s 73-year-old driver, John Wallace Thompson, was not hurt even though they had to pull off the road. Investigators discovered no proof that drink, drugs, or speed contributed to the collision.
Friends found the Facebook post and alerted law enforcement. The collision acted as “a real-life public service announcement showing what happens when you text and drive,” according to Lt. Chris Weisner of the High Point Police Department.
“A life was taken in a matter of seconds, all so she could tell a few friends that she was okay.” Really, it’s not worth it,” Weisner continued. “Just be attentive when operating a vehicle.”
