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i'm not taking that chance ever again. it's not worth it. over a dumb text message? >> reporter: todd said he totaled his brother's car while texting. the phone now off limits while he's behind the wheel. >> i just take my phone out and put it in the glove department. so i don't even care about it. or turn it off. >> texting while driving is more distracting behind the wheel than any other activity, so says a study that seeks to ban it. you could be fined $500. now that you have the law, how do you enforce it? are police officers now going to be on the extra lookout trying to catch p...

two injuries. [sirens] >> reporter: police say suspect darryl lee smith was driving the red van you see smashed into the guard booth in hopkins hospital. police originally tried to pull him over on a minor traffic violation when he sped away. the police chopper foxtrot was in the area and followed smith through four districts until he hit his vehicle sending the van crashing into the guard booth. but he was not done yet. >> after the accident the individual driving the car attempted to flee on foot and officers were able to affect an arrest. >> reporter: you can see him handcuffed an...