Distracted driver smashes into slowing car in front of him, caught on dashcam

Distracted driving is the cause of a shocking number of collisions every year. Many involve a rear-end collision, such as this one.
This Honda Civic is equipped with front and rear cameras. As the Honda driver slows and signals for a left turn, the camera captures a rapidly approaching crossover SUV, driven by an inattentive and distracted driver. Although it cannot be proven, it is likely that the SUV's driver is looking at their phone.
Traffic is coming from the other direction, and the Honda comes to a full stop. The SUV continues as if the driver cannot see the road ahead of him. A moment before the collision, the SUV makes a slight move to the right. It appears to brake. This would have been the correct action a few seconds before, but the obvious errors here render the evasive action almost useless. The left, front corner of SUV strikes the Honda on the right, rear corner. This spins the Honda, lessening the impact on the driver within, but it also pushes his vehicle into the path of oncoming traffic. Fortunately, the traffic coming the other way evaded the front of the Honda.
The Honda driver correctly signalled, slowed, and kept his wheels straight. He waited for oncoming traffic to pass before beginning a left turn. He was unable to do anything to avoid being struck.
The SUV driver later claimed that his considerable driving skill allowed him to swerve and lessen the impact. He wanted credit for driving defensively. But this collision should not have happened. It was entirely due to the fact that the driver failed to recognize the hazard in front of him and he was travelling much too fast to react when he finally did look ahead. Looking at the moment before the collision, the SUV is meeting an oncoming transport truck, on a curve. He drifts to the right, over the fog line. This is exactly what we would expect from somebody who was looking at a phone and using peripheral vision to help him stay in his lane. He would unconsciously drift to the right as the truck came into his view. If he is looking at a phone, on a curve, with this much traffic, the risk he is creating is tremendous.
Regardless of what the SUV driver was doing, he was distracted or oblivious to the road ahead until it was far too late. No amount of braking or swerving will help much now.
The driver of the Honda called police and explained his actions. The SUV driver also explained his actions, congratulating himself on such quick thinking, believing that the collision had been unavoidable. The police officer charged him with careless driving. Both insurance companies agreed that the SUV driver was 100% at fault.
The dash cam footage made the investigation much simpler and it also gives us a close look at the consequences of distracted driving. These are not "accidents". They simply should never happen. It was sheer luck that nobody was seriously injured or killed in this collision.