In this tech-obsessed world where we are always just a screen-swipe away from our loved ones, many of us will admit to sneaking a glance at our phones in inappropriate situations – even while driving our cars.

 

While some people may find this habit totally harmless, it only takes a second’s worth of distraction to destroy a life, and the following video has proven this.

 

The four-minute-long video, created by the SummerBreak production team, gives a harrowing insight into the devastation that distracted driving can cause.

 

 

In the piece, a group of young people are asked to answer honestly as to whether or not they use their phones while driving. Predictably, they all admit to using their phones behind the wheel, from checking texts to even creating social media posts.

 

The reason they give for checking their phones while driving their cars? They don’t want to miss out on anything ‘exciting’.

 

 

It’s safe to say that this group of young people will be ditching the dangerous habit from now on, however, after being introduced to Jaci.

 

In the video, Jaci is brought in to share her story – about how her life was turned upside-down by a man so distracted by his phone that he ran a red light and caused another car to crash into her own.

 

 

Jaci was just 21 and driving home from her graduation ceremony when the accident occurred. She ended up losing both of her parents in the crash, and her own injuries were life-changing.

 

“I spent two months in hospital fighting for my own life, then two more months in a rehab hospital learning how to walk again; learning how to speak again; learning how to dress and feed myself,” she explained, adding that she now lives with a partially paralysed body.

 

 

It’s clear from the group’s reaction to Jaci’s story that, when they say they will never again check their phones while driving, they truly mean it.

 

Both parents and kids everywhere need to watch this video.

 

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