Liz Marks was your average high school girl. She loved hanging out with her friends, shopping at the mall, bowling and going to high school football games.

Once she started driving, her mom had the same worries every parent does. She worried about her being safe, hanging out with the right crowd, not drinking and driving, getting good grades, etc. But even her worst fears couldn’t imagine what actually happened.

Her mom would always ask her, ‘Do you text and drive?’ And time and time again Liz would say no. She said she ignored the warnings about texting and driving because she thought she was okay.

“I thought I was invincible,” she said. “I clearly was completely wrong.”

One day while Liz was driving she received a text message from her mom. She looked down to respond and by the time she looked up it was too late. She went from reading a text message in her car, to being in ICU.

As a result of the accident, Liz’s life has changed forever — in more ways than one. This video really opened up my eyes to how dangerous texting and driving can be.

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