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Watch for distracted drivers, walkers in suburban mall parking lots | |
December 20, 2014 As you head off to the malls for your last-minute shopping, a word to the wise from the experts: Pay attention in the parking lot. Insurance companies and local police report more accidents take place in mall parking lots this time of year, and a major factor is distraction. "It's not just the other drivers on their cellphones but pedestrians on their cellphones," Vernon Hills police spokesman Kim Christianson said. Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20141219/news/141218185/ |