TV host Steve Harvey’s stepdaughter, Lori Harvey, was reportedly arrested over the weekend following a hit-and-run.
Officials told the news outlet that she hit a parked vehicle around the 200 block of Moreno Drive in Los Angeles.
Harvey had to be pulled out of the vehicle by a driver of another vehicle.
Police said Harvey, 22, did not stay around after the accident, but she was apprehended nearby. The accident call came on Sunday night.
Drop in ER Visits
States where it’s illegal to text while driving may have safer roads, according to a U.S. study that tracked declines in crash-related emergency room visits after these laws took effect.Nationwide in 2016, almost 3,500 people died and another 391,000 people were seriously injured in crashes involving distracted drivers, researchers note in the American Journal of Public Health.
Some previous research suggests that laws limiting mobile phone use to hands-free activities can help reduce distractions and crashes. But it’s still unclear how texting bans might impact the chance of minor road injuries that only require emergency room treatment, not a hospital admission.
“While new laws that are aimed at curbing distracted driving may seem overbearing, they have been shown to reduce detrimental roadway outcomes that lead to the prevention of death, serious injuries, and minor injuries following a car crash,” said lead study author Alva Ferdinand of Texas A&M University School of Public Health in College Station.