Texting while driving

[Black Mamba]

California drivers not complying with texting ban, AAA says

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_14975233?source=rss

"Moving violations typically require the (Department of Motor Vehicles) to impose a point, and there is little reason that this dangerous traffic violation should be treated differently than others," Bloch said.

Courts and juries are recognizing the danger of texting and driving, Bloch said.

In one case this month, Martin Kuehl, 42, of Costa Mesa, was sentenced to four years in prison for killing a pedestrian while texting and driving, Bloch said. The prosecutor used cell phone records and witness accounts to show that Kuehl was texting behind the wheel during the half hour leading to the fatal crash.

So is there a body count requirement to get stiffer sentences?