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Apr 5, 2021 11:31 AM Tallahassee, FL - The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) and its division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) are conducting the Put It Down, Focus On Driving during the month of April, which is designated as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Preliminary numbers show that there were more than 48,000 distracted driving crashes in the state of Florida. When averaged out, that comes to more than 900 distracted driving accidents each week. Three out of four of those accidents were due to the driver being inattentive behind the wheel. The crashes resulted in almost 300 fatalities and more than 2,700 bodily injuries. Triple-A spokesperson Mark Jenkins says the top three risky driver distractions: mobile phone use, in-vehicle technology, and passengers in the vehicle. He said it takes just seconds for distractions to lead to an accident. All it takes is one second of looking down at your cell phone. Sending that text mes
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Grant to increase Warwick Police patrols, buy speed enforcement equipment
Warwick Police Chief David Shoemaker, pictured outside the Police Station in 2017. With the $9,155 it was awarded from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Office of Grants and Research, the Police Department plans to increase patrols during April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month and buy new speed enforcement equipment. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz
Published: 4/5/2021 3:04:36 PM
WARWICK With the $9,155 it was awarded from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Office of Grants and Research, the Police Department plans to increase patrols during April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month and buy new speed enforcement equipment.
If you break the state’s distracted driving laws after July 1, the penalties will become more severe. A violation for using a handheld cellular phone or texting while driving will result in a fine and also add a point to the driver’s record for each violation occurring within 36 months of a prior conviction for the same offense. To combat distracted driving, April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, with the first week of the month being California Teen Safe Driving Week. Reporter Cassidy Taylor has more on the campaign…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports 3,142 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers in 2019 nationwide. That same year in California, there were at least 18,698 crashes from distracted driving that resulted in 108 deaths and more than 13,500 injuries. Distractions are not limited to cellular phones. Other electronics, children, pets, and eating or drinking while driving can also divert attention and resu