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Study: Distracted Driving Deaths Underreported

Seventeen-year-old Kelsey Raffaele’s last words were over a cellphone to a friend: “I’m going to crash!” The car she was driving had clipped a snow bank and spun into oncoming traffic, where it was T-boned by an SUV.

2013/05/07

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Va. Lawmakers Scale Back Higher Texting Fines

Virginia lawmakers have approved Gov. Bob McDonnell’s proposal to scale back the hefty fines they passed for texting while driving.

2013/04/03

Virginia Panels Advance Distracted Driver Penalties

Legislation that would crack down on people who try to text while driving seems to be on the fast track to becoming law.

2013/02/15

Virginia Passes Bills on Texting While Driving

Both chambers of the General Assembly have approved legislation to toughen penalties for texting while driving.

2013/02/05

Va. Bill To Crack Down on Driver Texting Advances

A Virginia Senate committee has endorsed legislation to toughen penalties for texting while driving.

2013/02/04

Cops: Texting While Driving Accounts For 34 Percent Of Crashes In Construction Zones

A survey of 402 law enforcement officers in Northern Virginia revealed texting while driving is the primary offense of drivers in construction zones — surpassing speeding, aggressive driving and even failure to obey changing traffic patterns.

2012/04/25