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Cellphone Scofflaws Cited in Montana Town

Police in Butte, Mont., say officers in unmarked cars issued 30 citations in three days to motorists violating the city’s ordinance against texting or talking with a cellphone while driving. A first offence fins is $100. Butte-Silver Bow Sheriff John …

New Hampshire Court to Rule on Cellphone Use While Driving

The New Hampshire Supreme Court will decide for the first time whether talking on a cellphone while driving, although legal here, can justify a conviction for criminally negligent homicide. Lynn Dion of Franklin is appealing her conviction on that charge …

Texas Jury Awards $24M to Woman Hit by Driver on Phone

A Texas jury has awarded $24 million to a woman who was hit by a Coca-Cola truck driver who was chatting on a cellphone while driving. The jury decided Friday that 37-year-old Vanice Chatman-Wilson should get $10 million in punitive …