OLYMPIA — Washington drivers will have to put down their phones or else face tougher penalties under a new distracted driving law that takes effect this weekend. Texting or holding a phone to your ear is already against the law in the state, but the new measure now prohibits anything else that requires drivers to hold their electronic devices — including phones, tablets and other electronic gadgets — while behind the wheel.
Stories Related to Tougher Distracted Driving Law To Take Effect In Washington
RACHEL LA CORTE, Associated Press, The Columbian
Fri, 07/21/2017 - 9:49am
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