According to Utah law using a handheld device to text, place a phone call, use the internet, watch a video, or take a video or picture is against the law while driving. However, the state of Utah is not enforcing this law. Distracted driving deaths have been skyrocketing along the Wasatch Front. In the past 5 years over 108 people in Utah have been killed from driver's distracted by their [...]

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Hundreds of tickets have been written out to distracted drivers for using their electronic devices while driving. At the beginning of the year Washington State enacted a law making it a crime to use your electronic devices while driving (E-DUI). Over 870 distracted drivers were issued E-DUI tickets between January 1st and February 28th. Spokane newspaper, The Spokesman-Review reported that [...]

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Recently the founder of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), Candace Lightner took to the Salt Lake Tribune to write an op-ed piece about why she is against Utah's upcoming DUI law to lower the Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) to 0.05%. In her article she brings up new concerns such as distracted driving and driving while high on prescription drugs and legal marijuana in Tooele, Salt Lake City, [...]

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Under the United States Constitution and the Utah Constitution, residents have a certain expectation of privacy. As part of their Fourth Amendment rights, this means residents of Utah should be protected against unreasonable searches and seizures from law enforcement and other authorities. Recently, Maine became the second state in the country to ban warrantless cellphone tracking. [...]

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