. >> carissa, you're nervous? >> yeah. >> when we met carissa four months ago, she described herself as cautious. >> i am a very careful driver. >> and she told us using her phone while driving was out of the question. >> you can't talk on your cell phone. obviously you can't text. >> was she able to stick to that rule? her mother's counting on it. >> i'm hoping no texting and driving. that's supposed to be one of our rules. >> carissa's mom was in a serious accident a few years ago when a driver blew through a four-way stop sign. >> the car was smashed up right to where i was sitting. so if my kids would have been with me they would not be here today. >> so this is much more personal having this camera installed in your car. >> yes, it is very serious. >> so how seriously has carissa taken all of her mother's warnings? >> red light, red light, red light -- >> reporter: in the video from inside her car, again and again carissa is nabbed using her phone while she's driving. a distraction that causes her to miss thi

. >> reporter: it is good news for some but too late for others like 16-year-old carissa college of indiana. she is potentially the youngest victim of the meningitis outbreak. >> i told my mom my headache was extremely bad. i was getting sick to my stomach and my neck started getting stiff. >> reporter: officials say it is not contagious like bacterial meningitis. >> it's communicable disease but the communication in this case is from the contaminated steroid to the injection not from person to person. >> reporter: as many as 14,000 patients are thought to have received injections of the suspect steroid. symptom could take a month to appear. in new york, ainsley earhart, fox news. >>> we still have plenty ahead, your weather, traffic and all your top stories. >> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. >>> good morning to you. it is wednesday, october 24th, 2012. live look outside. reagan national airport on this wednesday morning. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> it is pretty warm two this time of year. yes, it is. highs about 80 later today. >> do you believe that? >> that is nic

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