Teenage cheerleader killed driving as she typed a text message.. just hours after state outlawed texting at the wheel

A teenage cheerleader was killed when she lost control of her car and smashed into a tree, as she tried to type a text message.

Alexis Summers, 17, of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, died when her Subaru Legacy went over an embankment and slid into a tree, as she drove towards home on Tuesday night.

The tragic crash came just eight hours after her state agreed to outlaw text messaging at the wheel.

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