[SOC] Some days you just can't win

[B Roske]

Man hit after pulling over to use cell phone
Submitted by Staff on November 14, 2006 - 12:00am.
 
Even drivers who pull over to use their cell phones run the risk of getting into an accident. 

According to the State Patrol, on Nov. 1, a Columbia Heights man pulled onto the shoulder on State Highway 7, near Falcon Avenue east of Silver Lake, to use a cell phone. 

After completing his call, Adam Kaufman, 29, pulled his 2001 Mistubishi Mirage back into traffic. He was sideswiped by a 1993 Saturn SL2, driven by Barbara Disbrow, 42,of Winsted. 

Kaufman was not injured. Disbrow and her two passengers were taken to Glencoe Hospital for minor injuries The State Patrol responded to the crash at 9:15 a.m.