By: Mike Vasilinda | Capitol News Service January 23, 2018 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CNS) -- Police being able to stop you for texting while driving, without first observing another violation, is one step closer to becoming law in Florida. But, Afri ...
Florida bill seeks to crack down on distracted drivers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Another bill up for discussion in Florida aims at cracking down on distracted driving. The law would make texting and driving a primary offense. Under the bill, first-time violators would face a $30 fine plus court c ...
Texting while driving ban passes first House committee
Demetrius Branca testifies before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in favor of a law that would allow police to pull over drivers and ticket them for texting while driving. His son was killed by a distracted driver in 2014, he sa ...
Tallahassee Dad Speaks to 7 High Schools During Leon County Week of Awareness
After losing his son, Demetrius Branca is championing the fight to end distracted driving in Florida, encouraging teens to make positive choices while driving and to speak up if they are ever in a car with a distracted driver. Tallahassee, FL ...
Just Drive Florida
What started as a class project became a statewide campaign to help save lives in Florida. Students in a mass media class at Tallahassee Community College (TCC) were tasked with creating projects to help persuade young people to put their phones d ...
Dori Slosberg and Anthony Branca Distracted Driving Act
Dori Slosberg and Anthony Branca Distracted Driving Act to Improve Roadway Safety in Florida Florida House Representative, Emily Slosberg, filed the Dori Slosberg and Anthony Branca Distracted Driving Act, or House Bill 121 on Thursday, August 31, 2 ...
Father Pushes for Change Over Distracted Driving
His son, Anthony Branca, was 19 when he died in 2014 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The families of people who have died at the hands of texting or otherwise distracted drivers are unhappy state lawmakers did nothing this year to preve ...
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