BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—House Bill 519 has been sent to Governor Jeff Landry’s desk. It would prohibit the use of a cell phone or telecommunication device while operating a vehicle. Currently, ...

Starting next month, Pennsylvania drivers need to put down their cellphone and most electronic devices while driving or risk a $50 ticket. Pennsylvania law has barred drivers from reading, writing or ...

Have you ever driven somewhere and been behind someone that you knew was using their cell phone? The other driver may be driving especially slow, go across several lanes of traffic at one time, be ...

Oliver “Ollie” Stratton was ten years old when he was killed by a distracted driver. Mere blocks from his Larimer County home, Ollie rode his bike on August 2, 2023, looking both ways before crossing ...

The new law also reinforced a texting ban and prohibited watching movies or playing video games while driving. Pushing buttons and looking at or reading a screen while zipping down a busy roadway is a ...

Think it's alright to hold your cell phone while driving, as long as you're just looking at a navigation app? Think again. A state appeals court ruled Tuesday that the state law the prohibits drivers ...

Kentucky prohibits texting while driving and all cell phone use for drivers under 18. Using a phone for GPS, navigation, or in emergencies is permitted. Fines for violating these laws are $25 for the ...

Most people know that texting behind the wheel can increase the likelihood of a crash, but just how many accidents are caused by texting and driving? The Sumner Law Group LLC explores the risk factors ...

Driving while texting can be worse than driving after drinking. Which is one reason why in the basement of the Washington Court Hotel, a panel spoke onstage Friday of using technology to fix the ...

The Governor's Traffic Safety Council has produced 30,000 copies of this hand-out for drivers who'll get warnings over the next several months. (Graphic courtesy of IGTSC and IDPS) Starting Tuesday, ...

For decades, proving phone use in commercial trucking accidents meant working with incomplete information. Attorneys would examine basic phone bills and argue over whether a text message received ...

Records show text message exchange around time of crash that killed 5 teens. July 15, 2007 — -- When five high school cheerleaders in western New York died in an automobile accident after going ...