By: Alabama News Center Staff
For years, safety experts have instructed drivers to put down the cellphone. Now, a new law in Alabama tightens the rules, and penalties, for holding a cellphone while behind the wheel.
The new distracted driving law was guided through the legislative process by state Sen. Jabo Waggoner of Vestavia Hills, whose 18-year-old son was killed in a distracted driving accident in 1979. Waggoner has been a long-time advocate for strong driving laws and hopes the new law will help cut down on similar distracted-driving tragedies in the state.
More than 3,500 people were killed nationwide in 2021 in crashes involving distracted drivers, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. More than 362,000 were injured.
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