Officers dressed up as shrubs to catch distracted drivers in the act.
In the past 20 years, cellphone related injuries have increased steadily and significantly - including injuries to the head and neck as a result of cellphone use. Many involved cuts, bruises, concussions and even internal organ injuries, research reveals.
An alarming new study finds teens are just texting while driving, they are also using Snapchat.
Mattituck High School senior Lucas Kosmynka won $5,000 in the contest, which was sponsored by End Distracted Driving -- an organization founded in 2009 by the parents of a 21-year-old New Jersey woman who was killed by a distracted driver.
Seventy-year-old Barbara Rizzi was struck and killed by a car while crossing the street in Patchogue to attend midnight Mass on Christmas 2017.
A Connecticut man fought a ticket for distracted driving after he says the police officer confused his hash brown patty for a cellphone.