Cell Phones and Driving Don’t Mix
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Cell phones should not be used when driving. Every year, thousands of individuals are killed and hundreds of thousands of individuals are injured because a driver was distracted while driving. Although teens are probably the biggest culprits of text messaging (texting) or using a cell phone driving, they are by no means alone. Cell phone use, especially text messaging while driving, is akin to drunk driving in terms of the danger you put yourself in and those around you.
One very successful middle aged man drove right off a cliff, and to his death, while text messaging. Another driver killed a large number of people because he was texting and failed to stop. Cell phone use is no joke, and the consequences of driving with such a distraction can kill you or someone else.
It is estimated that nearly one-fifth of experienced drivers have sent or received text messages while driving. An insurance survey has stated that teens admit their number one distraction on the road is text messaging. A large majority of the population now owns cell phones, and you only need to look at the cars passing you to see just how many people use cell phones while driving.
In New York, it is illegal to use a hand held mobile telephone (cell phone) while driving. Drivers caught using a cell a cell phone while driving, other than to report an emergency, will be fined. Although in New York, illegal cell phone usage is not currently a point violation, that day may not be far off.
What can you do to help yourself or your children avoid using cell phones while driving? The best advice would be to turn the cell phone off while driving. While you have the best intentions, it is almost impossible for anyone, let alone a teenager, to resist responding to text message alert or a phone ring, while driving. If you turn your phone off, you can check for text messages or phone calls once you arrive at your destination or pull over for a stop (e.g., gas, food or bathroom break).
While using a hand held mobile device while driving, in and of itself, may not be such a serious crime, injuring someone or killing them while on a cell phone is a serious charge. We would prefer you avoid hurting anyone in the first place, but if you have been arrested for manslaughter or homicide, we can provide you with an aggressive defense.
Contact Suffolk County and Nassau County, New York, Criminal Defense Attorney Shawn Kassman
If you are charged with manslaughter, homicide or other serious crime in Suffolk County or Nassau County, please call criminal defense attorney Shawn Kassman or a member of his legal team at 631-232-9479 (toll-free 888-545-2944) or fill out our online intake form. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and defend clients located in Central Islip (main office location), Holtsville (office location), Bayshore, Brentwood, Oakdale, Sayville, Port Jefferson and Riverhead and both Suffolk and Nassau counties. Our Central Islip law offices are conveniently located down the street from the courthouse and we can assist you with your criminal matter during your time of need.
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