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Teen causes accident while watching "Stranger Things" in car

Smartphone mounted in car
Smartphone mounted in car
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No doubt Stranger Things is the hottest show on television right now, and Netflix's most-downloaded series of all time.

Still, there remains a time and place that it's appropriate to watch.  While driving your car is not one of those places.


A teenager in Minneapolis was behind the wheel of her vehicle while at the same time attempting to watch Stranger Things when she started drifting into the opposite lane.

Not only did she drift all the way over into the oncoming lane, but was in the direct path of an approaching semi.

Police tell CBS Minnesota  the truck driver swerved to the shoulder avoiding a head-on collision with the teen, thus "likely saving" her life.  She left the scene with only minor injuries.

The driver initially denied being on her phone at the time of the crash, though deputies noticed that the car's Bluetooth system "was still streaming the audio to Stranger Things on Netflix."

The teenager then "admitted to watching Netflix while driving."

She was cited for watching a video on her phone while driving.

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