The multiagency traffic safety task force will crack down on motorists who text or use hand-held cellphones while driving, police said. Intensive “zero tolerance” enforcement will occur in each jurisdiction.
The "high-visibility enforcement" is intended to call attention to a law that took effect Oct. 1, police said. It allows reporting of distracted driving offenses to insurance companies and increases fines for texting and using hand-held phones while driving.
In 2010, 3092 people were killed nationwide in crashes involving a distracted driver and an estimated additional 416,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver.
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