Clayton Townsend's family speaks out on texting and driving
PHOENIX (FOX 10) - "This has to stop, I'm reminded every single day," Bete Johnson said. I look at my grandson and since Clayton passed away, he's had his first birthday, first steps... learn to communicate without his dad because somebody else made a bad decision." Salt River Police Officer Clayton Townsend was killed during a traffic stop in January. He was hit on the Loop 101 by a driver who told police he was texting his wife while behind-the-wheel.