{"id":257971,"date":"2026-04-08T18:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/257971\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:49:09","slug":"fresno-police-to-crack-down-on-distracted-driving-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/257971\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno Police to Crack Down on Distracted Driving This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fresno Police Department will conduct a focused enforcement operation on Saturday, targeting drivers suspected of violating the state\u2019s hands-free cell phone law.<\/p>\n<p>Under current California law, drivers are prohibited from holding a phone or electronic communications device while operating a vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>This includes talking, texting, or using apps. Violations can result in fines, and a second offense within 36 months adds a point to a driver\u2019s record.<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gvwire.com\/contact\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280\u00d790-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280x90-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"   width=\"1280\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police urged drivers to pull over to a safe spot if they need to make a call or program directions. Officials also recommended silencing phones or placing them out of reach before driving.<\/p>\n<p>Funding for the program comes from a grant through the California Office of Traffic Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Connect with\u00a0\u00a0on social media. Got a tip? Send an\u00a0.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Fresno Police Department will conduct a focused enforcement operation on Saturday, targeting drivers suspected of violating the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4284,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":{"0":"post-257971","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fresno","8":"tag-fresno","9":"tag-fresno-headlines","10":"tag-fresno-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}