Please Don’t Text and Drive

William E. Cleary Sr. | Cleary’s Notebook News

GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (CNBNEWS)Oct. 24, 2025)—Sweetie and I were walking in the field across from the Cold Springs today. It was around 8 AM. She was off lead and was healing on my left side. A vehicle came out of nowhere and brushed my right side leg.. When Sweetie saw the car, she ran towards Cold Springs Drive. Fortunately, she came when I called her. I hooked her to her lead and approached the woman, who was still on her computer, and knocked gently on her window. When I explained to her what had happened, she apologized several times. 

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Despite being so close to me that her car brushed my right leg, the woman said she never saw me.

Neither Sweetie nor I was hurt. Things could have been much worse. During my walks along Cold Springs Drive, I have noticed numerous people texting while driving on that street. 

Thank you, God! For protecting both of us. 

Sweetie, a 2-year-old female yellow Labrador retriever, is AKC registered. Connie and I adopted her on July 5, 2025.
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