Despite a 2012 ban on texting and driving, distracted driving accidents continue to pile up. Now a mother in Alabaster whose daughter was killed recently in a distracted driving accident is taking her fight to Montgomery to try and change laws … The University of Alabama’s Center for Advanced Public Safety tracks how many crashes were caused by distracted driving. In 2009, there were 469 accidents. By 2016, that number jumped to over 1,500. State statistics keepers warn these numbers aren’t telling us how big the problem really is and that’s why Lunsford and Senator McClendon says something needs to be done to get a handle on the growing problem. Sources: Fox 6 (Birmingham) , NBC 5 (Memphis, Tennessee), WTOC 11 (Savannah, Georgia), WDAM 7 (Moselle, Mississippi), ABC 10 (Albany, Georgia), NBC 12 (Montgomery), ABC 9 (Columbus, Georgia)