A statewide program to crack down on distracted drivers is set for Friday. State Trooper Paul Gardner says multiple agencies will participate.
Gardner says they are still seeing a lot of drivers who haven’t adjusted to the change in Iowa’s cell phone law.
We are still in the grace period for the new law, so drivers who are stopped will only be given a warning through the end of the year.
Gardner says use of phones and other devices causes distracted driving that leads to accidents, some of them fatal. This statewide effort is designed to be another reminder to drivers.
