. >> deborah herzman runs the national safety council. >> people have their heads down, in their phones, behind the wheel or pedestrians. there is a lot of inattention out there. >> reporter: a recent survey parking lot. more than half would text. roughly half of drivers were okay with sending e-mails. using social media taking pictures or watching video. 42% said they would video chalt. joyce droba was more focused on her phone than cars around her. >> do you think you give the parking lot the same attention as the road? >> not really. >> why do you think that is? >> we think there is not a lot of traffic in the parking lot. i think people should be more aware of this. >> on average, every year, 51 people die in parking lot accidents that involve cars backing up. experts say particularly this time of year where it is getting dark earlier and people are increasingly wearing dark winter coats. worth taking a second to double check before you back up, or use that camera. >>> that's the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you the news continues. for others we hope you will check

deborah herzman runs national safety count still which publish the report. >> when we look at the holidays we are looking at compounding a hectic busy environment. there could be overcrowding a lot going on. parents separated from their children. just a dangerous environm granted because things are slow moving. >> reporter: we found joyce droba focused on her phone, not cars. >> we think there is a lot a lot of traffic in the parking lot. there is. people should be more aware. pedestrian fatalities are on the rise and injuries from so-called distracted walking accidents. scott, every year on average, 51 people die in accidents where a car is backing up in a parking lot. really drivers and pedestrians >> kris van cleave, thank you very much. >>> finally tonight here at walter cronkite school of journalism and mass communication at arizona state in phoenix. to celebrate the centennial of the man for whom the school was named. walter once said it is up to journalists to help educate americans so that they have the information to select their leaders. today, we spent time with the next generat

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. >> deborah herzman runs the national safety council. >> people have got their heads down, they are in their phones whether they are behind the wheel or whether they are pedestrians. there's just a lot of inattention out there. felt comfortable making calls while driving through a parking lot. more than half would text. roughly half were ok with sending e-mails, using social media, taking pictures or watching video. 42% said they would video chat. on average every year, 51 people die in accidents where a car is backing up in the parking lot. experts are saying, take that extra second as a driver to double check behind you or use the back-up camera before you >> tia: got to be careful. well, before you head out to shop, you will want to enjoy that dinner for thanksgiving. if you haven't bought yours, laura demaria checked out the best prices on frozen and fresh. >> laura: it's count down to turkey day and we are trying to give you the best prices on the the turkeys to get on your thanksgiving table. we will start off with mar c's. they have a frozen turkey precisely for 77 cents a po

. >> joining us now is the president of the national safety council and former ntsb chairman deborah herzman. thank you very much for being here. >> good morning. >> so they've already charged the 24-year-old driver with vehicular homicide. how do they know already that he did something criminally wrong? >> you know, i'd say the local authorities probably have a lot more information on the ground than we do. there can be anything from cameras that are on board the bus to witnesses to even self-disclosure by that driver and so when you have fatalities involving children on school buses, this is clearly a huge concern for the community. >> so what does vehicular homicide mean in this case? it means that there weren't road conditions, that the bus slid off the road. it means either, what, that he was speeding or that he was under the influence of something? >> well, i'd say at this point i don't know that information, but certainly the local authorities will know. it's standard procedure after any crash involving fatalities to do blood and alcohol -- blood alcohol tests, drug tests. also, the s