FORT MILL, S.C. – Students at Fort Mill High School heard a powerful message on Friday.
Students heard from a young woman who was nearly killed while texting behind the wheel.
Ashley Marriah's message is part of the Highway Patrol's Wait to Text campaign.
“To this day, I have a scar on my forehead and one on my arm,” Marriah said. “I still have gravel stuck in my arm. My injuries were internal bleeding, a fracture on my spine and my skull was exposed, so it was a pretty serious accident.”
Students were encouraged to sign a pledge not to text while driving.
The Highway Patrol also handed out glow-in-the dark bracelets as a reminder of that pledge.
Those wristbands are available for free at area Subway restaurants.
