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A questionable Snapchat filter that lets users show off their speed while taking a selfie is being blamed for a serious car accident that left a man with traumatic brain injuries after being struck by a driver going over 100 MPH, according to a new lawsuit. The victim and his wife are now suing the teen driver, alleging her high-speed selfie-taking caused the crash.
According to a report on KTLA News, Christal McGee took the ill-fated selfie while driving on a four-lane highway outside of Atlanta using Snapchat’s ‘Speed’ filter, which shows how fast you are going while taking the picture, a feature that for some reason exists.
Lawyers for plaintiff Wentworth Maynard say McGee’s argument was “she was just trying to get the car to 100 miles per hour to post it on Snapchat.”
McGee was traveling at 107 MPH when she struck Maynard’s Mitsubishi, sending the car careening across the left lane and into an embankment, according to Maynard’s lawyers. The speed limit on the highway was 55.
McGee, evidently a dedicated Snapchatter, even took a selfie in the ambulance, trussed up and covered in blood, with the caption “lucky to be alive.”
According to usage statistics, 60 percent of Snapchat’s U.S. userbase is under 25, with its largest single demographic group being those aged 18-24 (37 percent). According to the CDC, drivers under 20 have the highest proportion of fatal distracted driving-related auto crashes.
According to a report on KTLA News, Christal McGee took the ill-fated selfie while driving on a four-lane highway outside of Atlanta using Snapchat’s ‘Speed’ filter, which shows how fast you are going while taking the picture, a feature that for some reason exists.
Lawyers for plaintiff Wentworth Maynard say McGee’s argument was “she was just trying to get the car to 100 miles per hour to post it on Snapchat.”
McGee was traveling at 107 MPH when she struck Maynard’s Mitsubishi, sending the car careening across the left lane and into an embankment, according to Maynard’s lawyers. The speed limit on the highway was 55.
McGee, evidently a dedicated Snapchatter, even took a selfie in the ambulance, trussed up and covered in blood, with the caption “lucky to be alive.”
According to usage statistics, 60 percent of Snapchat’s U.S. userbase is under 25, with its largest single demographic group being those aged 18-24 (37 percent). According to the CDC, drivers under 20 have the highest proportion of fatal distracted driving-related auto crashes.
