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Brandon Walli was only 23 when he died.
The young man was struck and killed in 2016 while crossing Hwy. 6 in Flamborough, about 65 kilometres southwest of Toronto.
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Brandon was on his phone and distracted, probably texting, when the accident happened; the coroner’s report confirms his phone was active at the time of the collision.
Since then, Brandon’s family wants to make sure others are aware of how deadly this phone distraction can be — even for pedestrians.