by vlzmn | May 21, 2019 | News
Starting this summer, texting while driving could cost you money and points on your license. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Friday that makes texting while driving a primary offense rather than a secondary offense. If police officers see a... 
by FL DNT TXT N DRIVE | Feb 9, 2018 | News
The legislation would allow law-enforcement officers to pull over motorists if they see them texting or emailing. Currently, texting while driving is a secondary offense, meaning officers can only charge motorists with texting violations during traffic stops for other... 
by FL DNT TXT N DRIVE | Feb 4, 2018 | News
Kim Wright, mother of Justin Mitchell who was killed by a driver reading a text on April 1, 2013, in Brevard County holds a poster cover with pictures of her son inside a gazebo which is a memorial in her son’s name. (Red Huber / Orlando Sentinel) By Erika... 
by FL DNT TXT N DRIVE | Feb 3, 2018 | News
By Jackie Toledo If you are reading this and driving, stop. It can wait. More than 5 crashes occur every hour because of someone texting behind the wheel. According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, there were more than 500,000 distracted... 
by FL DNT TXT N DRIVE | Dec 6, 2017 | News
House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s support is significant because it makes the legislation much more viable during the session that begins Jan. 9. (AP photo) By Lloyd Dunkelberger News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Texting while driving would become a primary...