{"id":351778,"date":"2026-06-08T16:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/351778\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T16:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:55:07","slug":"113-drivers-cited-in-hands-free-crackdown-during-enforcement-operation-in-fresno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/351778\/","title":{"rendered":"113 drivers cited in hands-free crackdown during enforcement operation in Fresno"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 Drivers across Fresno were cited in large numbers during a recent crackdown on distracted driving, with 113 motorists ticketed for hands-free cell phone violations during an enforcement operation on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>California has had distracted driving laws on the books since 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Under the law, drivers are not allowed to hold a phone or other electronic device while driving, including while talking, texting, or using an app.<\/p>\n<p>Using a handheld cell phone while driving is punishable by a fine.<\/p>\n<p>[RELATED] <a href=\"https:\/\/kmph.com\/news\/local\/chp-adds-protein-shake-prep-to-its-crash-list-breakfast-is-not-a-driving-skill-california-highway-patrol-marin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHP adds protein shake prep to its crash list: breakfast is not a driving skill<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A second hands-free law violation within 36 months of a prior conviction for the same offense results in a point being added to a driver\u2019s record.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers who need to take an important call or program directions are urged to pull over to a safe parking spot.<\/p>\n<p>Before driving, motorists are advised to silence their phones or put them out of reach.<\/p>\n<p>Funding for the enforcement program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 Drivers across Fresno were cited in large numbers during a recent crackdown on distracted&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277785,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-351778","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\/351778","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=351778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}