Lauren Ellerby, 18, from Glen Ellyn tries to and text and drive a scooter around a course at College of DuPage as part of the "It can wait" campaign. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
After doing the course without a phone, Jim Gehlhaar from West Chicago walks around a course at College of DuPage as part of the "It can wait" campaig. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Shaun Compton, 18, from Westmont looks down at his phone as he tries to text and drive a scooter around a course at College of Dupage as part of the "It can wait" campaign. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
A close call was enough to make Lauren Ellerby swear off texting and driving for good. She’s taken the pledge three times now. When College of DuPage put on an event focused on the dangerous behavior Thursday morning, Ellerby came anyway. Some of her friends …
