Driver Gets License, Crashes Into River 10 Minutes Later
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Apparently this driver didn’t learn much from the Driver’s Ed course. A driver in China who had just recently received his license drove his car into a river about 10 minutes after leaving the DMV.
It’s reported that Mr. Zhang veered off of a very narrow bridge with no guardrails as he was texting with friends about passing his driver’s test.
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Luckily for Zhang, the vehicle stayed afloat long enough for him to be rescued and was later removed from the water by a crane.
While Zhang didn’t say if any violations were issued, the average punishment for texting while driving is the equivalent of a $25 fine and two license points in China.