Authorities say three Hahnville High School students in Luling, La., remain hospitalized from a wreck when a driver lost control while allegedly texting on her cell phone. St. Charles Parish sheriff’s deputies tell The Times-Picayune that one boy was sitting …
It’s the leading cause of death for teenagers across the U. S., but when they turn 16 it’s time to drive no matter what. But sometimes the privilege turns tragic. Reminders dot the northeast Pennsylvania landscape, where makeshift roadside memorials …
Police across Tennessee are writing few citations under the year-old texting-while-driving law. The statute went into effect in July 2009, allowing officers to write tickets to drivers they catch sending cell phone text messages while operating vehicles. The fine for …
When Michigan’s ban on texting while driving takes effect Thursday, July 1, police will be able to pull over motorists solely for using their cell phones to send or look at text messages or e-mails. Some in law enforcement say …
In the roughly seven weeks since a texting-while-driving ban began in Ohio’s capital city, officers have ticketed 13 motorists for allegedly violating the ban. In five of the cases in Columbus, the drivers were ticketed only for texting; one case …
The figure even startled the man behind the wheel. In 39 years of driving two 28-foot tractor trailers on runs across the Southeast, 63-year-old Robert Morali of Raymond, Mississippi has logged 5.2 million miles. All without an accident. “I had …
It’s now illegal to text while driving in Vermont. Gov. Jim Douglas signed the ban into law Tuesday at the Montpelier High School, joining at least 25 states that have banned the practice. The measure also bans the use of …
AAA Carolinas plans to shock South Carolina motorists with the danger of texting while driving by showing a graphic video from Britain depicting a staged three-car accident that kills four people. AAA Carolinas spokesman Tom Crosby said Thursday the video …
Vermont lawmakers want to put an S-T-O-P to drivers who text. Under a deal reached Tuesday between lawmakers, texting by drivers of any age will be banned, starting this summer. And the bill that says so goes a step further …
The American Insurance Association (AIA) says the P/C industry made some positive legislative steps in Maine and Maryland this year, although the trade group says it was disappointed with a Maryland law that will raise the minimum auto liability coverage. …