DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD)–Distracted driving has become a leading cause of crashes in the country. According to the United States Automobile Association (USAA), it’s worse in South Carolina than in other states.
South Carolina has one of the country’s fastest-growing populations, which means more people on the roadways, many of whom are often distracted.
With the significant influx of people that we’ve had moved to the area in the last five years, our infrastructure was not ready for the increase in people seeing many more collisions. People are driving too closely to one another. They are moving a little too fast, and they should be,” said Kristen Davis, A master deputy for Dorchester County Sheriff’s office…