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Texting while driving
Manheim, PA
News
Snapchat Distracted Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run Of Manheim Teen: Court Docs
A Dauphin County woman has been charged in connection with the hit-and-run death of a Manheim teen who was landscaping near a cemetery, police explained an updated release on Tuesday, May 27. Mikayla Victoria Mustard, 24, of the 6600 block of Iru Lane in Lower Paxton Township, is accused of using Snapchat when she fatally struck Curtis Michael Groff, 16, on the 200 block of West Sun Hill Road in Penn Township just after 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department and court records. Officers were dispatched at 9:31 p.m. and found …
Albany, NY
Police & Fire
‘No Empty Chair’: NY Launches Weeklong Crackdown On Teen Driving Dangers
With graduation season approaching, New York State Police are ramping up enforcement efforts to help ensure that every student makes it safely to the ceremony. The annual “No Empty Chair” campaign kicked off across New York on Monday, April 21. The weeklong traffic safety initiative is aimed at preventing tragedies involving teen drivers, with daily crackdowns on the most common and dangerous violations. Launched in 2014 by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, the campaign is both a public awareness effort and an active enforcement strategy. It serves as a solemn reminder of young lives…
Hackensack, NJ
News
19 Bergen County Police Departments Being Paid To Crack Down On Distracted Drivers
New Jersey is cracking down on distracted drivers in a major way — and local police departments are getting paid to do it. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) on Monday, April 1, launched a statewide campaign called “Put the Phone Away or Pay,” running through April 30. The initiative combines high-visibility enforcement with a public awareness campaign targeting texting and other phone-related distractions behind the wheel. The campaign comes as preliminary state data reveals that 48% of drivers involved in crashes last year were dist…
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
News
4-Year-Old With Conshohocked Ties Killed In DUI Crash, Suspect Arrested: Harrisburg Police
A 55-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the Harrisburg crash that killed 4-year-old Brynley “Bryn” Eliza Kropnick in November 2024, authorities announced. Mary Kaye Flatley was taken into custody on Monday, March 10, 2025, and charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI, homicide by vehicle, DUI: controlled substance - schedule 1, recklessly endangering another person, driving at a safe speed, and prohibiting text-based communications, according to Harrisburg Police. The crash occurred on Nov. 8, 2024, at the U.S. Route 22/322 interchange with Interstate 81. The …
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
DUI Mustang Driver Arraigned In Double Fatal I-95 Crash
A driver charged in an I-95 crash that killed two men from Kyrgyzstan last spring was arraigned in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Sept. 3, according to court records. Dimple Patel, 23, of Philadelphia, faces multiple charges including DUI, prohibited text-based communication, and homicide by vehicle by DUI in the Sunday, March 3 crash that killed Tolobek Esenbekov and Aktilek Baktybekov. According to Pennsylvania State Police, Baktybekov's red Toyota Prius was disabled on the left shoulder and partially in the left lane, and Esenbekov's gray Hyundai was parked behind him, when…
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Fire Truck Careens Off Hudson Valley Roadway, Driver Admits To Texting: Police
A road in the Hudson Valley was closed for several hours after a fire truck from a Connecticut department crashed while its driver was allegedly texting, authorities said. The crash happened in Putnam County on Tuesday, Aug. 14 around 11:45 a.m., when a fire truck from the Candlewood Lake Fire Department in the Fairfield County town of Brookfield went off the roadway on Haviland Hollow Road (Route 68) in Patterson, according to Captain Michael Grossi of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. The driver, who later admitted to texting, had been bringing the truck to a busin…
Massapequa, NY
News
Manslaughter Indictment: Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk, Texting In Crash On Long Island
A young Long Island woman has been indicted for her alleged role in causing a motorcyclist’s death while she was driving while both drunk and texting a friend, the District Attorney announced. Susannah Smith, a 22-year-old Sea Cliff woman, was indicted on Friday, May 5 on multiple charges, including manslaughter, for the accident, which occurred in June of 2022, according to the Nassau County District Attorney On the night of June 15, 2022, at approximately 11:58 p.m., the charges allege that Smith was driving her 2014 Ford Focus north on Cedar Swamp Road while intoxicated and texting wi…
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Texting While Drunk Driving: Stafford Man Recklessly Drives Car Into Tree
A Stafford 23-year-old was arrested after he crashed his car while drunk and texting behind the wheel, police said. At around 10:23 p.m. August 8, Jarred Bennett started texting while driving on Winding Creek Road, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Bennett hit a ditch and drove into a tree, due to his lack of focus at the wheel, police reported. Authorities said that once officers arrived at the scene, they discovered Bennett had been drinking alcohol and was not wearing a seatbelt when he crashed. He was taken into custody and charged with driving under the…
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
CT Girl Struck, Killed In Crash Involving Distracted Driver, Police Say
A 14-year-old Connecticut girl was hit and killed by a texting driver who had allegedly been swerving all over the roadway prompting 911 calls, according to police. Hartford County resident Jaylene Gonzalez of Enfield was hit by a pickup truck around 3:15 p.m., Sunday, March 6, as she walked along 150 North Road with her 12-year-old cousin in East Windsor. The freshman soccer player at Enfield High School was hit by Tolland County resident Jesse Robert Pincince, age 37, of Ellington, said Lt. Carl Matthew Carl of the East Windsor Police Department. Jaylene GonzalezGoFundMe An investig…
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
NY State To Increase Patrols During Holiday Weekend To Prevent Impaired Driving
Law enforcement agencies across New York will increase patrols during the Thanksgiving weekend in an effort to prevent impaired and aggressive driving. The safety initiative will take place from Wednesday, Nov. 24, through Sunday, Nov. 28, according to an announcement from Gov. Kathy Hochul. "As we look ahead to celebrating Thanksgiving with family and friends, many of us will be spending time on the road and it's critical we do everything we can to ensure that holiday travel can be done safely," Hochul said. "Getting behind the wheel while impaired by drugs or alcohol does nothing but put …
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
Police: Horse-Buggy Fatal Crash In Cumberland County Caused By Snap Chatting Driver On Drugs
A woman was using SnapChat while high on drugs when she caused a fatal horse-and-buggy accident. Tabitha L. Foultz, 21, of Greencastle, has admitted to using SnapChat and being on drugs while driving the morning she hit a horse-and-buggy killing a 14-year-old, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The crash happened in the 1200 block of Ritner Highway (Route 11) on March 3 around 8:45 a.m. Two children were ejected from the buggy-- including the 14-year-old who died and a 6-year-old who suffered serious injuries. The 14-year-old died at Penn State Hershey Medical Center three days later…
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
New Holland PD: Driver Nearly 2X Legal BAC Level Blows Through Stop Sign
A driver with a blood alcohol level almost twice the legal limit blew through stop signs and swerves in road way, says New Holland police. Justine Nicole Olweiler, 28, has plead guilty to two other traffic violations, including texting while driving, court documents show. Olweiler drove right through a stop sign at 2:48 a.m. on Sunday, and then continued driving erratically, police said. She swerved in the area of East Conestoga Street and Mentzer Avenue, where police were on patrol, they said. The officers stopped Olweiler and gave her a field sobriety tests--which she failed, author…
Eastchester, NY
News
Man Sentenced For Distracted Driving Crash That Injured State Trooper
A Long Island man will avoid prison, but still spend time behind bars after admitting to distracted driving during a crash that left a New York State Police trooper “severely disabled” in a case that was prosecuted by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. West Islip resident Jesse Cohen, 24, was sentenced to 30 days in jail, in addition to three years' probation and 1,000 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty to third-degree assault in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office recused themselves from the case due to a conflict…
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Keansburg Woman, 51, Texting On Cellphone During Fatal Pedestrian Crash Gets 5 Years In Prison
A 51-year-old woman from Keansburg who was texting while driving in Hazlet has been sentenced to five years in state prison in connection with a pedestrian's death, authorities said. Alexandra Mansonet crashed into the back of a car that struck and fatally injured Yuwen Wang, 39, of Hazlet at 8:20 a.m. on Sept. 28, 2016. Wang died of her injuries at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick on Oct. 3, 2016. Friday's five-year state prison sentence is still subject to appeal, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramic…
Massapequa, NY
News
Crashes Linked To Cell Phone Use, Texting Nearly Double Over Last Decade
More and more drivers find themselves involved in crashes due to cell phone use, according to a new report. Accidents related to cell phone use has risen 86 percent in the past decade, according to a recently released report from TrafficTickets.com, which took a county-by-county look at crashes tied to drivers using cell phones while behind the wheel. In 2009, there were 650 accidents where the driver was using a cell phone or texting while driving. In 2018 there were 1,212 accidents caused by cell phone use, according to the website. It was also noted that last year was the first that tex…
Elizabeth, NJ
News
Expert Says State Trooper Was Texting Before Westfield Teen Fatally Hit: Report
An expert hired by the family of a 14-year-old Westfield girl who was killed when a state trooper hit her with his patrol car says he was texting moments before striking her and did not have his eyes on the road, TAPintoWestfield reported Wednesday. The family of Terry DiFalco is suing Trooper Alexander Gelfand, who was driving on Central Avenue the evening of March 4, 2017, when he hit the girl, who was taking part in a scavenger hunt. Gelfand, of Cranford, was not criminally charged. An attorney for the DiFalco family stated in court documents that the text from Gelfand was ti…
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
Politics
New Data: These Fairfield County Communities Collect Millions In Traffic Tickets
Ten communities in Fairfield County combined to collect more than $7.5 million in vehicle and traffic fines last year, according to state judicial branch records. Topping the list of high-enforcement towns is Greenwich, where police wrote $1.74 million in traffic tickets last year. Danbury was runner-up in 2018, collecting more than $1.4 million in traffic fines. If you're driving in Danbury, be extra careful of emergency vehicles for more than the obvious reason. A total of 35 tickets were written last year for failing to yield to ambulances or fire trucks. And the penalty for d…
Norwalk, CT
News
It Can Wait: Hundreds Of Thousands Injured Annually In Crashes Involving Distracted Drivers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is spreading awareness about the dangers of distracted driving by releasing the accident, injury, and fatality statistics from previous years. According to the administration, 3,450 fatalities occurred in 2016 as a result of distracted driving. And it should come as no surprise that mobile device use, i.e., texting while driving, is the biggest cause of distractions, with teens having the biggest risk. The NHTSA states that reading just one text takes your eyes off the road for a full five seconds. If you’re driving at 55 mph, that’…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Here's How Many Speeding Tickets, DUI Arrest State Police Made During Holiday Enforcement
State police have released stats related to their increased coverage over the holiday season, even as they continue their crackdown through Wednesday evening. As midnight Tuesday, police had responded to more than 6,000 calls for service, including 400 accidents, two that included fatalities. Officers said they also made 47 DUI arrests. The focus of the holiday week increased patrols including drivers under the influence the influence of alcoholic beverages and/or drugs as well as violations committed by aggressive drivers. The following State Police statistics cover the time period …
Poughkeepsie, NY
Lifestyle
Three Seconds Can Change A Life: Sobo & Sobo On Distracted Driving
For drivers, a few moments of distraction can have serious consequences. A crash can occur in just three seconds. People’s lives change each day on our highways at the hands of drivers who weren't giving their full attention to the road in front of them. Driving Distracted If you're wondering what driving distracted is, it's performing any activity that diverts your attention from the task of driving. You cannot drive safely unless you give your full attention to the task of driving. Therefore, any activity not related to driving is a potential distraction that can increase your risk o…
