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YouTube shooter autopsy reveals no drugs or alcohol in her system

SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube shooter Nasim Aghdam, who fired on and injured three employees in April before killing herself, was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to an autopsy report released Monday.

Aghdam, 38, had driven to the video channel’s headquarters from her Southern California home, slept in her car, and then marched onto the YouTube campus and opened fire on random employees.

She hit three of them, though none fatally, and then turned her 9-millimeter pistol on herself. The bullet pierced her heart, according to the report, which was released to the San Jose Mercury News.

The autopsy showed that Aghdam had nothing in her system that might have impaired or altered her mental state.

Aghdam, who had her own YouTube fitness-related channel, had posted comments online suggesting she was upset at the way the Google-owned platform had begun censoring her videos, which had resulted in lower audience numbers and in turn lower pay from ads appearing with her videos.

Drivers can still use Apple Maps, the company’s navigation app, though they will be unable to input destinations while driving, reported CNN. Car passengers not behind the wheel can opt of DNDWD mode by selecting “I’m not driving.”

At least eight people are killed and 1,161 others injured in crashes related to distracted driving every day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2016, the number of traffic deaths increased 6 percent from the year before, with transportation safety experts pointing to distracted driving as a major factor.

Many took to Twitter to praise Apple for its latest safety feature.

But Joel Feldman, founder of the advocacy group End Distracted Driving, said Apple “missed an opportunity to be a leader in saving lives” by failing to take action earlier.

“While Apple could be applauded for taking this first step we should not lose sight of the fact that drivers using the iPhone are involved in thousands of crashes,” Feldman told HuffPost. “And, despite the DNDWD feature, crashes involving iPhones will continue.”

He added that he hopes other smartphone manufacturers like Samsung and Nokia “will do even more to protect us.”

But Joel Feldman, founder of the advocacy group End Distracted Driving, said Apple “missed an opportunity to be a leader in saving lives” by failing to take action earlier.

“While Apple could be applauded for taking this first step we should not lose sight of the fact that drivers using the iPhone are involved in thousands of crashes,” Feldman told HuffPost. “And, despite the DNDWD feature, crashes involving iPhones will continue.”

He added that he hopes other smartphone manufacturers like Samsung and Nokia “will do even more to protect us.”

But Joel Feldman, founder of the advocacy group End Distracted Driving, said Apple “missed an opportunity to be a leader in saving lives” by failing to take action earlier.

“While Apple could be applauded for taking this first step we should not lose sight of the fact that drivers using the iPhone are involved in thousands of crashes,” Feldman told HuffPost. “And, despite the DNDWD feature, crashes involving iPhones will continue.”

He added that he hopes other smartphone manufacturers like Samsung and Nokia “will do even more to protect us.”