mo4ch:>‘Bird Box challenge’ craze: Blindfolded US teen crashes car into oncoming traffic | Mo4ch News

A Utah teen attempting to drive while blindfolded has caused a highway crash, jettisoning common sense in her enthusiasm to participate in the viral ‘Bird Box challenge’ based on the Netflix horror film.The 17-year-old girl’s car drifted into oncoming traffic shortly after she pulled her hat down over her eyes while driving on a Layton highway Monday afternoon, hitting a car, a utility pole and, finally, a sound wall. There were no injuries, but she faces charges of reckless driving and both cars were significantly damaged. No word on whether the other driver plans to sue her for criminal stupidity – it was reportedly through his own efforts that police learned the driver who’d hit him was blindfolded. Participants in the “challenge” don blindfolds and try to perform ordinary tasks, imitating the characters in “Bird Box,” who must cover their eyes lest they see something unspecified yet horrific that drives them to suicide. Ironically, the teen very nearly committed suicide herself tr…