If you are like most of us, you probably catch yourself daydreaming at various places and times. But allowing your mind to wander while behind the wheel can prove deadly if you need to respond rapidly or to unexpected events on the road.

Of the more than 172,000 people killed in car crashes over the past five years, one in 10 were in crashes where at least one of the drivers was distracted. That's according to data analyzed by Erie Insurance housed in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a nationwide census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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