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On top of that, she was allegedly under the influence

I might have been the last person on earth to upgrade my old flip phone (which was next to impossible to text on) to a new, smarter phone. So I get the texting thing now. I can honestly say I have never texted while driving. I a...

The Augusta Police Department, in partnership with the Bureau of Highway Safety, is going to be conducting patrol activities throughout the city focusing on distracted driving.

In New Jersey, a lawmaker has proposed a bill that would make it illegal to be texting while walking in public. If the bill is passed, it would carry a $50 fine or up to 15 days in jail.

ESPN Analyst, Ray Lewis, seems surprised when he's caught texting on live tv. Talk about very poor situational awareness!

State Police are stepping up patrols over the 4th of July weekend.

A study finds that distractions play a far greater role in car crashes involving teen drivers than has been previously understood.

I was talking with a friend of mine yesterday who works for the Augusta Police Department and was asking about police policy on cell phone use in vehicles. I recently heard that someone got pulled over looking at their phone at the Bangor Street/North Belfast Avenue stop light. That person got a $300 fine! So, here's the deal.

Get this…those fancy hand-free features in your car; they might not be as safe as you think they are. Two studies seem to indicate just because you have the ability to make hands-free call or whatever; it may not be safe to do it. I guess, if you are in your car and on the roadway you still have to put driving first.

ComSonics has created a radar gun like one that can calculate your speed, except this one can tell if you're on your phone talking or texting. You might want to call it a "texting gun."

Last year in Maine there were more than 3,000 crashes and 12 deaths related to distracted driving. There is too much going on in vehicles. Originally, cars were used to get from here to there...no radios, no fast food and, certainly, no phones. There were crashes THEN!

Maine is on pace to see a jump in head-on collisions this year in the neighborhood of 25%. The Department of Transportation doesn’t have an official cause for the spike but many believe it has to do with phone use.

Just about everyone with a cell phone has probably been guilty of texting and driving at one time or another. Some people do it on a regular basis. I know the mindset, believe me. You're like, "I still pay attention to the road and don't do it in oncoming traffic." Doesn't matter. A millisecond is all it takes to get yourself and others injured or killed. For a text? If it's THAT