When a Teen Driver Dies from an Error in Judgment

There are few heartbreaks as deep as losing a young driver — not to malice, not to recklessness, but to a momentary lapse in judgment. One turn too fast. One glance at a phone. One misread of distance or light. In seconds, a life full of promise becomes a memory, and a family’s world divides into before and after. 1. The Fragility of “Just a Second” Teens live in a world of immediacy — texts,…