Look at the facts

An article on Common Sense Media states the facts about using phones and driving in the United States.
According to a federal study:

11% percent of drivers are talking on their phones at any given time

According to a Harvard study:

2,600 traffic deaths are caused each year by drivers using cell phones and that 570,000 accidents leading to minor and serious injuries are caused each year by cell phone distractions.

I agree with all of the statistics above; These show that texting while driving is a serious problem and should be eliminated. It is causing lots of crashes that could be prevented. Distracted drivers should NOT be the reason that someone innocent dies.  I know that the above quotes are credible because I have found 3 other articles that agree with what is said by Common Sense Media.
Another  useful statistics website is Edgar Snyder & Associates .
This website says that

•Talking on a cell phone while driving can make a young driver's reaction time as slow as that of a 70-year-old.

•Talking on a cell phone causes nearly 25% of car accidents.

•People who text while driving are 23% more likely to be in a car accident.

Also, an article on Opposing Viewpoints gives the same statistics as the above stated.

The new study, which entailed outfitting the cabs of long-haul trucks with video cameras over 18 months, found that when the drivers texted, their collision risk was 23 times greater than when not texting.

This fact is the same as the one stated on the Edgar Snyder & Associates website.

About half of drivers 16 to 24 said they had texted while driving

(Matt Richtel. "Texting Increases the Risk of Having a Crash in Both Trucks and Cars." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2010).

Finally, in another article in Opposing Viewpoints, it says

An estimated 20 percent of drivers are sending or receiving text messages while behind the wheel
(Bret Schulte. "States Should Try to Curb Teen Texting and Driving." Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2010).

In conclusion, statistics show that texting while driving is dangerous and should be completely eliminated.