A Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Attention

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by Matt Richtel


  driving Reggie to hospital, 19–20, 24, 55, 157, 244, 252

  experience with accidents, 25, 38

  negative reaction to Reggie’s case, 26–29, 82

  Reggie questioned by, 24–25, 26–29, 45, 209, 244, 266

  and Shaw family, 245–46, 247

  tenacity of, 28, 81–82, 114, 115–18, 155–56, 157, 160–63, 180–81, 185, 244

  Rindlisbacher, Judy, 55

  Rio (Carib woman), 62

  Robinson, Mark, 115

  Roe, Kevin, 124

  Rosedale, Philip, 61, 69

  Salt Lake Community College, 263

  Sandler Neurosciences Center, 30–31

  Satan, 205

  Schee, Frances Margay, 267

  Scoblete, Frank, 198

  Second Life (virtual world), 61

  Seppala, Emma, 353

  shadowing technique, 105

  Shaw, Ed:

  and Bunderson, 95

  family background of, 43

  jail feared for Reggie, 45–46, 287

  and legal case, 116, 287

  marriage to Mary Jane, 43

  and Reggie’s accident, 36–37, 328

  and Reggie’s birth, 37

  and Reggie’s failed missions, 11, 236–37

  in Tremonton, 42–43

  Shaw, Jack, 45

  Shaw, Jake, 37

  Shaw, Mary Jane:

  and Bunderson, 95

  family background of, 43

  and legal case, 116, 245–46, 287

  marriage to Ed, 43

  and police questioning, 81–82

  and Reggie’s accident, 19, 27, 36–38, 45, 81, 328

  and Reggie’s birth, 37

  and Reggie’s failed missions, 11, 12, 13, 236

  and Reggie’s girlfriends, 87–88

  Shaw, Nick, 13, 37, 84

  Shaw, Phill, 27, 37, 84, 245, 246–47

  Shaw, Reggie:

  and the accident, 16–18, 19–20, 41, 44, 45, 88–89, 96, 275–76, 291, 293, 363–64, 375–76

  aftermath of accident, 36–39, 56, 90, 262–63

  apologies from, 309–11, 312, 314

  and AT&T video, 365–66

  birth of, 37

  brain of, 334–39

  and Cammi, 11, 12, 13, 87, 88, 94–95

  and cell phone, 14, 25, 96

  and college, 263

  and community service, 288, 311, 315, 351

  in counseling sessions, 90–91, 92–93, 237–38

  and court hearings, 263–64, 269–78, 288

  court records sealed, 267, 324

  driving his SUV, 14–15, 16, 20, 29, 91, 294

  failed first mission of, 11–13, 87, 88, 92, 93, 95, 239, 252, 254–55

  and family, 84, 245–47

  fulfilling a mission, 332

  and guilt, 82–83, 90–92, 93, 94–95, 96, 159, 304, 310, 326, 331, 366–67

  and hydroplaning, 19, 20, 25, 81, 264–65, 346

  in jail, 319–20, 329

  jobs held by, 13, 110–11, 267, 363

  lawyer for, 82, 95–97, 114

  legal case against, 201–4, 210–13, 223–26, 237, 238–39; see also State v. Reggie Shaw

  and Les Misérables, 316, 324–25

  and lies, 93, 94–95, 179, 208–9, 210, 213, 224, 238, 239, 246, 276, 294, 346

  move away from home, 263, 265, 362–63

  MRI study of, 1–2, 6–7, 334–39

  as nice guy, 27, 37, 44–45, 83–84, 89, 212–13, 223–24, 230, 234, 240–41, 252, 331, 332, 334, 349

  phone records of, 96, 116, 117–18, 155–57, 160–64, 180–88, 243, 283

  and plea agreement, 287–88, 294, 307–16

  police questioning of, 24–29, 45, 209, 244, 266

  poor recall of events, 27, 29, 38–39, 91, 93, 97, 274

  revelation of, 273, 274, 275–77

  and risks, 211, 212, 223, 243, 276, 277, 314, 376

  second mission attempt by, 14, 88, 160, 179–80, 186, 188, 200–201, 204–5, 208, 224, 235–36, 254–55

  sentencing of, 314–16

  sports interest of, 43, 44–45, 87–88, 158–59, 267, 326, 363, 367

  and technology, 84–87

  telling his story, 6, 302–4, 321–24, 326, 327–33, 364, 367–68

  and texting, 20, 25, 26, 56, 81, 116, 117, 155, 157, 163–64, 180, 184–85, 187–88, 204, 208–9, 243, 246–47, 264, 287, 291

  told not to talk, 27, 96, 246–47, 291, 346

  and transformation, 288, 291, 292, 303, 325

  and Utah legislature debate, 302–4, 315

  and victims’ deaths, 20, 37, 82–83, 89, 91, 155, 180, 183, 184, 209, 210, 213, 244, 277, 287, 328, 366

  and women friends, 87, 159, 183, 239, 268, 276, 362, 363–64

  zoning out, 111, 159

  Shaw, Vickie, 37

  Shaw, Whitney, 37

  Shaw family:

  competition in, 84

  and legal case, 157, 245–47

  and Reggie’s mission, 87, 88

  reputation of, 43

  in Tremonton, 42–43

  Silicon Valley, 373–74, 378

  Simitian, Joe, 189

  Simpson, Donna, 343

  Singleton, Scott, 161–62, 180–88, 202, 206, 213, 227, 245–47

  skills, acquisition of, 123

  Skinner, B. F., 102

  sleight of hand, 71, 101, 106–8

  Small, Gary, 127

  Smith, Elder, 205

  Smith, Nanci, 50, 74–75

  Smith, Rich, 74

  social connection:

  and immediate gratification, 166

  power of, 146, 165–66, 169, 215

  pressure to stay connected, 282, 322, 350, 369–70

  social media:

  development of, 69–70

  expansion of, 70, 87

  and multitasking, 86–87

  sharing of, 169–70

  texting, 70

  urgency of, 167–68

  young people’s use of, 85–87

  Sparrow, Rory, 326, 330

  speed of mental processing, 66–67

  Sprint, 190

  State v. Reggie Shaw:

  characteristics of criminal trials, 263

  court costs, 263, 265, 266

  court hearings, 240–42, 263–65, 269–78, 288

  expert witnesses in, 263, 266, 270, 278

  investigative misconduct sought in, 243–44

  long, drawn-out process of, 244–45, 246–47, 251, 269, 314

  motions filed in, 251–55, 266

  no legal precedent for, 117–18, 203–4, 212, 226, 228, 264, 272, 282

  and plea agreement, 264, 265, 266–67, 278, 287–88, 306–16

  preliminary conclusion in, 277–78

  preparations for, 242–45

  and Reggie on witness stand, 244, 252, 266

  technology, science, and law joining in, 252–53

  and texting while driving, 242–43, 253–54, 264

  trial date, 267–68, 278

  Strayer, David, 123–28, 298–99

  and car phones, 124–26, 209, 217

  and court hearings, 269–77, 287, 308

  distracted driving studies of, 109, 228–29, 283, 285–86, 302, 372, 375, 380

  and Gazzaley, 126–28

  and information processing, 123

  and multitasking, 144, 356–57

  and Reggie’s case, 252–53, 266, 318, 336

  and skills acquisition, 123

  substance abuse, 197–98

  Surratt, Mary, 172

  Symantec, 199

  Tabulating Machine Company, 67

  Taylor, Anne, 98–99, 101

  Taylor, Janet, 98

  Taylor, Percy, 99

  Teater, David, 373

  technology:

  and addiction, 5, 128, 140–41, 144, 166–68, 170–71, 192–99, 214–15, 285–86, 351, 369–70, 373, 380

  and attention science, 4, 119, 126, 218

  and automobile gadgets, 369–73

  of auto safety, 37–3
8, 124, 281–82, 283, 371

  and balance, 222

  behavior and society, 378–80

  brains outstripped by, 100, 108–9, 142–43, 144, 216, 277, 352

  and brain studies, 31, 64, 120, 144–46, 376, 383

  complexity of, 170–71

  computers, see computers

  as distraction, 103, 371–73

  and drugs, 171

  evolution of, 65, 67–68, 103, 141–44

  explosion of, 6, 84–85, 216, 277, 283

  and Gulf War, 123

  and human factors, 123

  interactive, 4, 70, 216, 217

  Moore’s law and Metcalfe’s law, 5, 143–44, 352

  and multitasking, 86, 127–28, 165

  and preventable fatalities, 321

  speed of development of, 64–71, 142–43

  unintended consequences of, 6, 126, 144, 212, 217, 379

  video games, 284–85, 361

  in World War II, 98–100, 141

  young people as users of, 26, 86–87

  telegraph, development of, 64–65

  telephones, 67, 216–17

  see also cell phones

  television, 6

  and attention, 4, 175

  and children, 85, 86, 174–78, 259–61

  expanded use of, 103, 260

  programming, 86

  Tesla electric car, 372

  texting and driving:

  accidents caused by, 25–26, 210–13, 271, 272, 301–4

  as criminal conduct, 313–14

  “everyone is doing it,” 283, 298

  government-known risks of, 380–82

  inattention blindness in, 275, 369–73

  laws against, 25, 189–91, 212, 276, 282–83, 317–18, 324, 374, 375, 382

  no legal precedent for case, 117–18, 203–4, 212, 226, 228–29, 264, 272, 282

  Reggie as poster boy for, 266

  and Reggie’s case, 157, 184–88, 210–13, 269, 291; see also State v. Reggie Shaw

  research on, 165–66, 168, 243, 252–53, 273–76

  risk taken in, 242–43, 249, 272–73, 276, 303, 314, 375–76

  scientific precedent for, 229

  situational awareness regained in, 274–75

  by truckers, 323

  Utah legislature debates on, 295–99, 300–305

  theta waves, 33

  Thievery Corporation, 31, 62

  Thoreau, Henry David, 376

  Tilburg, Netherlands, 65

  Tingey, Michael, 298, 299

  T-Mobile, 181–82, 371

  TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation), 31

  Transportation Department, U.S., 374–75, 381–82

  Treisman, Anne Taylor, 98–99, 101–2

  and attention filter, 104–6

  building on work of, 122, 123, 125

  reality based on attention, 220

  Tremonton, Utah, 42–43

  Twitter, 70

  Tyson (co-worker), 110, 111

  Utah:

  alcohol laws in, 161

  House of Representatives, 295–99, 300–305

  phones and driving in, 276, 296, 298

  political reality in, 250, 296

  residence in, 28

  teen drivers in crashes in, 25

  texting and driving ban in, 190–91, 305, 315, 317–18

  trials in, 272–73

  Utah Supreme Court, 253

  van Gogh, Vincent, 65

  variable or intermittent reinforcement, 198–99

  Verizon Wireless, 124, 156, 160, 162

  Vernon, Chad, 19

  veterans, research studies of, 353

  Vickrey, Dan, 68

  video consumption, 86

  video games:

  addiction to, 194, 197, 373

  and multitasking, 381

  research with, 122, 194–95, 284–85, 360, 361

  Wagner, Anthony, 127

  Warner, Alan, 133–34, 149, 150–51, 173

  Warner, Alyssa, 173–74, 342

  Warner, Jayme, 47–48, 134, 172, 173, 206, 261, 340–41, 342, 343–44

  Warner, Katie, 342

  Warner, Taylor, 172–73, 174, 261, 340–42

  Warner, Terryl, 129–36, 340–44

  and Alan, 133–34

  apology desired by, 213, 304

  and court case, 240, 270, 278; see also State v. Reggie Shaw

  driving accident of, 293, 294

  early years of, see Danielson, Terryl

  enthusiasm of, 173–74, 261

  family of, 149–52, 172–76

  and Hartman, 152–53

  and Jackie, 136, 147, 153, 206, 207, 259

  LDS mission in Costa Rica, 131

  memos from, 207–9, 213, 223, 227

  persistence of, 223, 227–28, 245, 278, 289–90, 293–94, 301, 318

  and Reggie’s accident, 47–48, 223, 225–28, 293–94

  and Reggie’s testimony, 303–4

  as strong-willed, 130, 132, 134

  and television, 174–75, 259–61

  and Utah legislature, 301–2, 303–4

  as victim advocate, 48, 129, 131–33, 135–36, 207–8, 376

  Warner family, and competitions, 172, 206, 261, 340–42

  Washington, state law against texting and driving, 189, 212

  Watson, Jason, 334, 336, 337, 338–39, 356

  Watson, John, 102

  Western Union, 64

  White, Gaylyn, 82, 90–93, 95, 237–38

  White, Russell, 82

  Wick, Michael “Taylor,” 97

  Wilhite, Brent, 331

  Williams, Alan, 110, 111

  Willmore, Thomas:

  and court hearings, 241, 263, 270–74, 276–78, 288

  and Les Misérables, 241, 306, 316, 324

  and plea agreement, 267, 290, 306–7, 308–9, 311, 314–16

  and Reggie’s case, 236, 241, 303, 320, 324, 330

  rulings on motions, 266

  Wimmer, Carl, 191, 296, 298, 300, 302, 305

  Wimmer, Nadine, 294

  Windsor, Bill, 282, 283

  Wisdom 2.0 conference, 374

  work, media interruptions of, 70

  World War II:

  pilots in, 4, 5, 99, 101, 122–23, 219

  technology in, 98–100, 141, 143–44

  Wozniak, Steve, 68

  Wyatt, Scott, 135, 318

  Yale study, “Are Internet and Video-game-playing Addictive Behaviors?,” 193–94, 197–98

  Yonk, Kaylene, 289–94, 302, 307, 314

  Young, Brigham, 42, 382

  Zero Fatalities, 319, 331

  Zundel, Jason, 44

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  MATT RICHTEL reports for the New York Times, covering a range of issues, including the impact of technology on our lives. In 2010 he won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for a series of articles that exposed the pervasive risks of distracted driving and its root causes, prompting widespread reform. He is the author of three novels, including, mostly recently, The Cloud. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the Columbia Journalism School, he is based in San Francisco, where he lives with his wife, Meredith Barad, a neurologist, and their two children.

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