An officer with the Killeen Police Department may pick up a traffic citation after she was seen by a citizen texting and driving. The citizen posted a video of the incident on Facebook, which drew the attention of the chief of police.
Police in New York state may soon have a high-tech way of catching texting drivers: a device known as a textalyzer that allows an officer to quickly check if a cellphone has been in use before a crash.
A Virginia-based company called ComSonics may have the solution to that problem. According to CNN, the company is developing a radar gun that will not only tell officers the speed of the targeted but also whether someone is texting in the vehicle.
A Virginia-based company called ComSonics may have the solution to that problem. According to CNN, the company is developing a radar gun that will not only tell officers the speed of the targeted but also whether someone is texting in the vehicle.
Under the first-of-its-kind legislation proposed in New York, drivers involved in accidents would have to submit their phone to roadside testing from a textalyzer to determine whether the driver was using a mobile phone ahead of a crash.
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