Texting While Driving Led To Deadly Crash On US1 July 14, 2016 9:11 AM
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A man texting while driving was killed in a crash on U.S.1 early Thursday morning.
The driver of a Ford Explorer was heading south when investigators said he drifted to the left near Douglas Road, hit a curb and two palm trees.
The impact sent the SUV into the northbound lanes where it flipped on top of a car.
The driver of the SUV, 25-year old Maynor De Jesus Portobanco, was killed in the crash. The driver of the car received minor injuries.
Witnesses told police Portobanco was texting at the time of the accident. He died with his cell phone in his hand.
Investigators believe Portobanco was a construction worker and may have been heading home at the time of the accident.