Statistics show that a significant percentage of accidents occur when a driver is distracted, which includes texting and driving. According to 2021 NHTSA data, cell phone use or texting while ...

reflects some appalling new statistics on distracted drivers. In the study, 1600 people completed a survey on their own phone usage while driving. Of the 10 most used apps, phone calls were made ...

Taylor Sauer, a college student driving home on a lonely road, was texting with a friend via Facebook when her car crashed into a tanker truck at 80 miles per hour, killing her instantly.

Texting and driving is already illegal in Florida, but Indian River County is pushing for a new law that would ban even ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. There is no text so important to send right this second that it’s worth more than a life. For the too many of us who too ...

Florida does not have either of these laws – but the Sunshine State does prohibit local jurisdictions from starting their own distracted driving ban, per the GHSA data. To learn more about Florida’s ...

(KDVR) — The family of a boy who lost his life to a distracted driver is speaking out for Oct. 17, National “Do Not Disturb ...

Last year, officers wrote 4,687 citations for texting while driving, a huge increase since 2023, when officers wrote 3,282 tickets for the same offense. The data shows that 2024 had the second ...

A Colorado family who lost a child to distracted driving is applauding a new state law starting Jan. 1, 2025, which now makes driving with electronic devices in-hand illegal for nearly all drivers.

The new year will bring more than a dozen new laws to Colorado, from restrictions on texting while driving to car-seat age limits and new caps on medical malpractice lawsuits. Nineteen laws that ...