Tag: distracted driving
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Princeton police cracking down on distracted driving
The Princeton Police Department will be on the lookout for distracted drivers for the next two weeks, beginning July 12, in an effort to increase traffic safety. Distracted driving is any activity that interferes with the driver’s attention, such as talking or texting on a hand-held cell phone, eating and drinking, and talking to passengers,…
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U Text. U Drive. U Pay.
Law enforcement officers will be cracking down on distracted drivers during April as part of New Jersey’s UDrive. UText. UPay. Enforcement campaign. Through the entire month, the high visibility law enforcement initiative will target motorists who engage in dangerous distracted driving behaviors such as talking on hand-held cell phones and sending text messages while driving. The…
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Crash highlights distracted driving dangers, coinciding with statewide enforcement campaign
A reported distracted driver drove his Tesla under a tractor trailer on March 29 on Route 1 in South Brunswick. The impact was so sever it shredded the roof off the passenger’s side of the vehicle. “This crash could easily have been fatal, and easily have been prevented if the driver was paying attention,” South…
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Students focus on dangers of distracted driving for county contest
High school students from Middlesex County produced 30- to 60-second public service announcements to warn their friends and classmates about the dangers of driving while impaired or distracted. The winners of Middlesex County’s 18th Annual 3D-Don’t Drive Dangerously PSA Contest were announced during a conference in their honor held at the Middlesex County Fire Academy in Sayreville…
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Police: Distracted driving caused crash on Route 1
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police are blaming distracted driving as the cause of a crash on Route 1 last week. A 21-year-old driver was headed on Route 1 south near Deans Lane when he struck the center median during rush hour on April 19, forcing him to stay on the southbound side of the road, according…
