Can't Use A Non Hands Free Cell Phone While Stopped At A Light
In the recent California Appellate Court decision of People v. Nelson 200 Cal.App.4
th
1083, the court held that a driver who was using a cell phone in his car
which was not, " hands free ", was guilty of violating Veh.
Code, Section 23123a, even though he was seen by the traffic officer while
the driver was stopped at a traffic signal. The driver argued that he
was not "driving" because his car was stopped during his phone
use. The Court didn't buy that argument. The Court found that the
Legislative intent of the statute was to stop non " hands free "
cell phone use while driving which includes temporary traffic stops at
signals. There are too many
auto accidents
in the Coachella Valley caused by distracted drivers. As a Palm Springs
auto accident lawyer I have noticed that most insurance company lawyers
are asking my
personal injury
clients questions during depositions regarding the client's cell phone
use or nonuse during the accident scenario. A recent case involving a
Palm Desert auto accident victim was rejected by my office because the
potential client had been texting immediately before the accident occurred.
This driver who was seeking representation by our Palm Desert auto accident
Lawyer was injured in the accident which was probably caused by the other
driver. But because of the texting issue we chose not to take on the client.
Let the Palm Desert Personal Injury lawyers at Barry Regar A Professional
Law Corporation review your injury case without paying a consultation fee.
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Barry Regar APLC
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