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NO JOKE: Latest Distracted-Driver Crackdown Has Begun NO JOKE: Latest Distracted-Driver Crackdown Has Begun
NO Joke: Latest Distracted-Driver Crackdown Has Begun With driver inattention contributing to crashes in New Jersey at a rate nine times higher than speeding, local police are into another “UDrive. UText. UPay.” campaign. Officers on Monday, April 1, began targeting motorists who talk or text on hand-held cellphones while driving as part of a three-week crackdown aimed at reducing crashes. "This is clearly one of the most critical traffic safety issues that we face today," said Eric Heitmann, director of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety. "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2016 alone, 3,450 peo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
TEXTERS, BEWARE: Distracted-Driver Crackdown Starts Next Week TEXTERS, BEWARE: Distracted-Driver Crackdown Starts Next Week
Texters, Beware: Distracted-Driver Crackdown Starts Next Week With driver inattention contributing to crashes in New Jersey at a rate nine times higher than speeding, local police are amping up for another “UDrive. UText. UPay.” campaign. Beginning April 1, officers will target motorists who talk or text on hand-held cellphones while driving as part of a three-week crackdown aimed at reducing crashes. "This is clearly one of the most critical traffic safety issues that we face today," said Eric Heitmann, director of the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety. "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2016 alone, 3,450…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Here's An Advertisement: Distracted Driver Rams Fair Lawn Police Car Here's An Advertisement: Distracted Driver Rams Fair Lawn Police Car
Here's An Advertisement: Distracted Driver Rams Fair Lawn Police Car FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- National Distracted Driver Awareness Month couldn't have gotten better publicity: A motorist rammed his Jeep into a Fair Lawn police car after running a stop sign while using his cellphone for directions, authorities said. Officer Luis Vazquez emerged with a sore neck after his SUV was rammed by a 2017 Jeep Cherokee driven by Hani Chenouda, 41, of West Orange, at the corner of Willow Street and Kenneth Avenue, authorities said. Chenouda admitted "he was using his cellphone for directions, holding it in his right hand, when he went through the stop sign" on eastb…

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by Jerry DeMarco