WASHINGTON (AP) -- Researchers say increased cell phone use has led to more crashes caused by drivers on the phone, but the value people place on being able to call from the road roughly equals the ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC)– In the last 10 years, accidents in New York involving cell phone use has gone up 86%, according to state data, and legal experts say this could mean tougher penalties for ...

Oct. 13, Wednesday -- Laws against driving while using cell phones would have little effect on the number of accidents, according to a new analysis of driver statistics by UC Davis economist James ...

Investigators said a man using a phone caused a crash on the Thruway in Guilderland. It happened just before 8 p.m. on ...

Cell phone use is increasing worldwide, leading to a concern that cell phone use while driving increases accidents. Several countries, as well as two states and many municipalities in the U.S., have ...

Auto accidents have proven to be the leading cause of death for people under the age of 34. The road has become a dangerous place due, in part, to reckless drivers. Statistics show that about every 13 ...

The Wilkes-Barre City Council should put its time and effort into substantive matters that will actually do some good rather than dreaming up ordinances that, while currently popular, will not have ...

As you drive along the highway you may see a makeshift memorial on the side of the road, marking the place where a loved one died in a fatal accident. As traffic fatalities have risen, so has the ...

Rachel Stein is a mom of three kids. She drives to work in south Denver every day, and regularly notices dangerous cell phone behavior among her fellow drivers. “My favorite thing to see is someone ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A state lawmaker wants to impose a mandatory 20-day jail sentence for anyone found to have caused an automobile accident while using a cell phone. State Representative Paul ...

May 5—One driver was cited Thursday in a two-vehicle accident in Creston. According to a Creston Police report, at approximately 4:34 p.m. a 2019 Cadillac XT5, driven by Phyllis D. Kimball, 76, of ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- New York state accidents related to cell phone use and/or texting has skyrocketed 86 percent since 2009 -- based on comprehensive, county-by-county analyses by ...