Distracted driving played a role in roughly 13% of the 2.44 million injuries from police-reported crashes in 2023 and 8% of fatal crashes, according to NHTSA data. Cell phone use alone accounted for ...

ODOT Roadway Services Transportation Manager Kelsey Snook, left, and Lt. Nick Boes, of the Lima post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, discuss Ohio’s distracted driving trends Wednesday. It’s been a ...

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The latest distracted driving statistics from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) show that in 2023 alone, distraction-related crashes led to 3,275 deaths. They also resulted in 324,819 ...

(WKBN)- April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission is rolling out a new campaign to remind drivers of the dangers. In Ohio, it is illegal to use or ...

Dangerous driving is being treated as a public health problem, and you are being asked to be part of the cure, not just a ...

Patricia Louis is a recent graduate of the University of Delaware Lerner College of Business and Economics. She has written for the Philadelphia Wings NLL team and worked in media relations for the ...

Who's actually paying attention on the road - red states or blue? Glowing phones in the driver's seat are a common sight these days, though that shouldn't be the case. Replies to texts and viral ...

Despite years of public awareness campaigns, evolving traffic laws, and increasingly advanced vehicle safety features, distracted driving remains a persistent and growing problem in 2025. Tools like ...

Oct. 16—LIMA — The Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio State Highway Patrol teamed up Wednesday to discuss distracted driving trends, a year after Ohio's distracted driving law went into ...