A young man and his girlfriend were exchanging sweet endearments this winter as she drove along a busy highway in Quebec. The text messages of love ended abruptly when young Emy Brochu drove her vehicle into the rear of a transport truck near Victoriaville. Now her heartbroken and forlorn boyfriend, Mathieu Fortin has posted those last sentiments on his Facebook page as a warning to all those who might fall into the same deadly trap of distracted driving. In French, Fortin says the police investigation has found that cellphone use while driving was the cause of the accident, although police have not confirmed the cause of the crash. “This conclusion was a shock because during the tragedy, I was having a conversation with her by text,” Fortin writes. “I have attached our latest texts for awareness and ask you to think twice before texting and driving.” In the texts, Fortin tells “Mme Brochu” that he loves her, to which the young woman replies “moi aussi,” and goes on to tell him that she will do what she can to make him happy. Fortin replies with a smiley face and a “moi aussi” and “XxxxxxxxxxxX.” Fortin then writes that he has a meeting at 12:30 and “would love to hear your beautiful voice before.” He wishes her a good day at school. Nearly an hour later he asks “is everything okay my love?” More than an hour after that, he writes to tell her that he is worried.
