A new law stiffens texting and driving laws. Gov. Mike DeWine signed the bill making it law on earlier this month. The law will take effect on April 3, 2023.
“Come April we will be beginning to make traffic stops as a primary offense when we see the cell phone or any other device in use, and then sometime in September or October you will start to see enforcement action,” said Sgt. Ray Santiago, Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The law prohibits drivers from holding and looking at electronic wireless communications behind the wheel, that includes cell phones, watches or any other electronic device.
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