Chicago- Araceli Beas was driving her car and allegedly updating her Facebook page when she fatally struck a pedestrian.

As private investigators, this case shows that texting or Facebooking etc. could be the cause of some motor vehicle accidents.

The family of a pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle on the South Side in December filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the motorist, claiming she was updating her Facebook page on a cell phone when the crash happened.

Motorist Araceli Beas was updating her Facebook page on her mobile phone while driving when she fatally struck pedestrian Raymond Veloz at 7:54 a.m. Dec. 7, 2010, at 9220 S. Ewing Ave., according to a suit filed in Cook County Circuit Court.

Link:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/02/14/suit-motorist-updating-facebook-during-fatal-crash/