Delaware Police Issue 2,000 Distracted Driving Tickets

May 2, 2013

Police in Delaware issued more than 2,000 tickets to drivers in a crackdown on using handheld cellphones behind the wheel.

The Department of Highway Safety says the tickets were issued over two weeks in April in the second wave of a campaign dubbed “Phone in One Hand, Ticket in the Other.”

Combined with the first wave of the campaign, almost 4,200 tickets have been issued in Delaware. The third wave is set for June.

Last year, Delaware law enforcement agencies issued more than 13,000 cellphone citations statewide.

Topics Personal Auto Law Enforcement Delaware

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  • May 3, 2013 at 12:29 pm
    Agent says:
    Good Wvagt. These tickets should be treated like moving violations and points applied for rate increases. Cell addicts are in their own world and are much like Alcoholics. T... read more
  • May 3, 2013 at 11:25 am
    Linda D says:
    The fine ranges from $50 up to $200 depending on what you are actually charged with. If you are charged with inattentive driving, the insurance rates will go up.
  • May 2, 2013 at 4:19 pm
    wvagt says:
    One of my personal auto carriers uses a drop-down box for violations when entering data for a driver, and they recently added 2 new entries for cell phone use and texting whil... read more

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