Not Worth It: The Liz Marks Story of Texting and Driving

Elizabeth Hofheinz, MPH, MEd

She wasn’t looking to be on Oprah. She wasn’t looking to be a spokesperson for anything. But those things happened after Liz Marks crashed her car into a tow truck in April 2012. “I was 17 years old,” said Ms. Marks, “and like all of my friends, I thought I was invincible.” But a text message taught her otherwise. While driving in small-town Maryland, Ms. Marks received a two-letter text that would define the remainder of her life. She was going 45 miles per hour at the time.