You take your eyes off the road for a split-second and it could mean a brother... a loved one... a father is gone. It's just sad.

Those are the words of Tywane Diggs, whose brother, Tyrone Diggs of Greensboro, was killed Sunday after his motorcycle was struck by a car on I-40.

The driver of that car, Jamarr Kentrell Calhoun, has been charged with texting while operating a motor vehicle, operating a vehicle without insurance, failure to reduce speed to avoid a wreck, misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and involuntary manslaughter, according to news reports by Fox 8 and the News & Record.

Texting while driving is dangerous behavior that takes a driver's attention away from the road, often with deadly consequences.

The next time you get behind the wheel, remember Tyrone Diggs and his family. Put your phone away. Or better yet turn it off. Any text messages or phone calls can wait.