By: Max Bruns ~Staff Writer~ According to the U.S. government’s official website for publishing statistical analyses about distracted drivers, 3,179 people were killed in distracted driving accidents in 2014 and 431,000 people were injured. The largest contributing factor, related to at least 38 percent of these instances, was texting. For this reason, on April 7 and 8, Xavier Police, in conjunction with the Hamilton County Safety Committee, American Automobile Association (AAA), the Cincinnati Fire Department and Xavier University theatre will host an event to address the problem of texting while driving. Kelly Leon, Xavier’s News Correspondence, titled the event, “Xavier Students … Continue reading XUPD battles driving dangers