{"id":269254,"date":"2026-04-15T16:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/269254\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:02:08","slug":"fresno-police-cite-114-drivers-during-distracted-driving-enforcement-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/269254\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno Police Cite 114 Drivers During Distracted Driving Enforcement Operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fresno police issued 114 citations to drivers for violating hands-free cell phone laws during a distracted driving enforcement operation conducted on Saturday, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>California law, in place since 2008, prohibits drivers from holding a phone or other electronic device while operating a vehicle. The restriction applies to activities including talking, texting, or using apps while driving, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Violating the hands-free law can result in a fine. A second offense within 36 months of a prior conviction carries an additional penalty, adding a point to the 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 location if they need to make a call or program directions. Officials also recommend silencing phones or placing them out of reach before starting a trip.<\/p>\n<p>The enforcement effort was funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through 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":"Fresno police issued 114 citations to drivers for violating hands-free cell phone laws during a distracted driving enforcement&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-269254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269254","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=269254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}