Nearly 700 drivers cited, fined by state police for using cellphones behind the wheel

Nearly 700 drivers cited, fined by state police for using cellphones behind the wheel

Just days after Paul Miller’s Law took full effect, Pennsylvania State Police conducted a statewide enforcement initiative aimed at deterring the use of interactive mobile devices while driving.

Pa. law says you can’t hold a cellphone while driving. How many did it anyway?

Pennsylvania State Police conducted a statewide enforcement blitz last week, days after a new law took effect banning people from holding cell phones while they’re driving.

Pennsylvania Cops Ticketed Nearly 700 Drivers For Holding A Phone In 72 Hours

Pennsylvania police issued nearly 700 cellphone-driving citations in just three days. The crackdown came days after the state’s handheld phone ban took effect. Drivers can now be ticketed solely for holding a phone, even at red lights. During the first week of June, a new law went into effect in Pennsylvania. Police now have the legal authority to pull drivers over simply for holding a phone while behind the wheel. It almost doesn’t matter what …

State Police: Hundreds Fined For Using Phones While Driving

Drivers across Pennsylvania are being reminded to not use their cell phones while behind the wheel.  Last June, Paul Miller’s Law was signed by Governor Shapiro, which bans the use of cell phones while driving.  Miller was a 21-year-old who was killed in a Monroe County crash with a tractor-trailer as the driver was reaching for their cell phone.  For the first year, police gave drivers written warnings, but starting this month, police began iss…

PSP Conducts Statewide Enforcement Cracking Down on Drivers Using Mobile Devices

From Pennsylvania State Police Just days after Paul Miller’s Law took full effect, the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) conducted a statewide enforcement initiative aimed at deterring the use of interactive mobile devices while driving, reflecting the Shapiro Administration’s commitment to making Pennsylvania roads safe for everyone. From June 8-10, PSP conducted Operation Hands Off, where Troopers cracked down on distracted drivers across the Co…