Dear Reggie, I am writing to inform you that, your story has truly touched me. When I first read your piece, I honestly couldn’t have imagined how you felt afterwards. The emotions that were going through your mind, and the harsh reality of realizing that two people were killed right before your eyes. I cannot say that I understand what you’re going through, because that would be an understatement. I can, however, tell you that since the accident, you have changed many lives. With that being said Reggie, I wanted to show you just how much your experience has changed the world around us for the better. To begin with, technology use has started to affect the way our brains operate. Phones, in particular, according to Graham Hole, the author
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In your case Reggie, it was clear that you felt responsible for the death of James A. Furfaro, and Keith P. O’Dell. The results of this accident unfortunately, can never be changed even though texting and driving at the time, was what people did. In other words, texting and driving were viewed as innocent, and it was socially accepted. With regards to this, I went ahead and read the interview you conducted with Vince Horiuchi. Additionally, that’s where I found out, you were 1 in “100,000 accidents involving texting while driving.” So, you see Reggie, as I pointed out earlier, this accident could have happened to any of us. The outcome, however, would have been different. What I mean is, not many of us would have gone out and tried to fight this ongoing problem head on. With that in mind Reggie, after your interview with Horiuchi, he realized how much you cared, and what this meant to you. Horiuchi commented and said, “This kid has the courage to talk about something so huge. To hear him and see how emotional he was talking about it, I said, ‘I need to try and forgive this kid.’” The point I’m trying to make is, I hope you can forgive yourself and find closure. Although the accident could have been avoided that rainy morning, the results were far beyond your
In your case Reggie, it was clear that you felt responsible for the death of James A. Furfaro, and Keith P. O’Dell. The results of this accident unfortunately, can never be changed even though texting and driving at the time, was what people did. In other words, texting and driving were viewed as innocent, and it was socially accepted. With regards to this, I went ahead and read the interview you conducted with Vince Horiuchi. Additionally, that’s where I found out, you were 1 in “100,000 accidents involving texting while driving.” So, you see Reggie, as I pointed out earlier, this accident could have happened to any of us. The outcome, however, would have been different. What I mean is, not many of us would have gone out and tried to fight this ongoing problem head on. With that in mind Reggie, after your interview with Horiuchi, he realized how much you cared, and what this meant to you. Horiuchi commented and said, “This kid has the courage to talk about something so huge. To hear him and see how emotional he was talking about it, I said, ‘I need to try and forgive this kid.’” The point I’m trying to make is, I hope you can forgive yourself and find closure. Although the accident could have been avoided that rainy morning, the results were far beyond your