Most states have texting bans to cut down on distracted driving. Few, if any, have selfie bans probably because they figured it was a no-brainer.
But Maine police say that exactly what Jordan Toner was doing when he crashed into a tree Saturday. According to the Maine State Police, the 29-year-old was driving in Orient “when he leaned over to take a cellphone photo with some of his seven passengers,” the Portland Press Herald reports.
That’s when he ran off the road and hit a tree. The photo shows the passenger side of the car sustained the most damage.
According to police, two women sitting in the front seat were not wearing seat belts and suffered the worst injuries.
One of the women suffered a broken nose and facial lacerations while the other sustained neck and possible back injuries. Two men also sustained minor injuries.
Toner is set to appear in court for “failing to maintain control of a motor vehicle due to being distracted,” CBS 4 reports.
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