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Oct 6, 2008 11:41 am US/Pacific

CHP Says Motorist Was Texting When Killed

YUBA CITY (AP) ― The California Highway Patrol says a 47-year-old Stockton man was text messaging when he was killed in a traffic accident over the weekend.

Officers said the man was eastbound Saturday on Franklin Road in Sutter County when he lost control of his pickup truck and hit a steel beam and a tree. The truck rolled over several times.

Jeff Larson, a CHP spokesman, said Monday that the name of the man was being withheld pending notification of relatives.

A California law that takes effect Jan. 1 will ban text messaging while driving.

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