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15-YEAR-OLD RACER ZACH VEACH LAUNCHES ANTI-TEXTING APP, PRESENTS MESSAGE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING TO PEERS DURING SAFE DRIVING PROGRAM

Joliet, Ill. (July 27, 2010) – Zach Veach, 15-year-old Andretti Autosport race car driver in the USF2000 National Championship series presented by Mazda, launched a Droid anti-texting application today as a part of a Teen Safe Driving day at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Ill in conjunction with Mazda North America.

 

The mobile application, urTXT, automatically alert others that the individual is driving and will text the recipient back later. The application will be sold for $0.99 in the Marketplace for Droid with a percentage of proceeds to benefit FocusDriven, an advocacy group for victims of motor vehicle crashes involving drivers using their cell phones and the group that Veach is the national spokesperson for. [READ MORE
  

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