ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – A new campaign in the Star City aims to address distracted driving, titled “Focused Driving, Safe Arriving.” Distracted driving has increased throughout Roanoke ...

OSWEGO, IL — April was Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and Oswego police issued a total of 123 citations during its month-long campaign, officials announced. The increased enforcement was ...

This campaign responds to a 26% increase in distracted driving crashes in Roanoke from 2019 to 2023, according to the Traffic Records Electronic Data System (TREDS).

According to Newsday's Dangerous Roads series, distracted driving was a factor in as many as 11% of fatal crashes from 2014-23.

Around this same time, distracted driving crashes gradually came down to 8,571 in 2024 from 11,910 in 2021, its height since 2020, according to the OSHP.

Starting this summer, drivers in Pennsylvania will have to be extra mindful about using their cellphones while driving. Pennsylvania’s new Distracted Driving Law, also known as Paul Miller’s ...

Starting Oct. 5, law enforcement in Ohio will issue tickets for distracted driving. This week marks six months since Ohio’s new distracted driving law took effect. The law was signed by Gov ...

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and Glen Cove Chief of Police William Whitton urges residents to join the community-wide effort to reduce distracted driving with the campaign slogan ...

Final thoughts. The new data comes as distracted driving remains a problem that occurs way too often for comfort. According to the latest data from the NHTSA, about 8% of fatal crashes, an ...

Pennsylvania’s new Distracted Driving Law, also known as Paul Miller’s Law, will go into effect on June 5. The law prohibits drivers from using “interactive mobile devices” while driving, ...