(WHTM) — Anybody on a Pennsylvania road last week likely saw a state trooper.
Police started enforcing Paul Miller’s law last Friday by issuing drivers on their cellphones a $50 ticket plus court costs. Between June 8 and 10, troopers cited 694 drivers across the state for violating the law, state police said.
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Lawmakers enacted the law last year, but police only issued warnings for the first 12 months. It’s named in honor of Miller, who was killed in 2010 when a distracted driver crossed a center grass divider and collided head-on with his car.
Drivers are generally prohibited from using phones in vehicles, including when stopped at a red light. However, they may pull over to the side of or off a highway and stop the vehicle to use their phone. There is also an exception to communicate with law enforcement or other emergency services to prevent injury.
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The ban does not include a GPS device, a device integrated into the vehicle or a communications device affixed to a mass transit vehicle or bus.
Other than the fine, the law allows for drivers convicted of homicide by vehicle and driving while distracted to be sentenced up to an additional five years in prison.
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