Examples include using a cell phone, using your vehicle’s touch screen dashboard, eating or drinking, grooming, interacting with pets or adjusting the radio.
Government is upping the fines and penalties for distracted driving in this province. The maximum fine for driving without due care and attention is $1,300, while the maximum penalties for driving without due care and attention causing bodily harm or death is imprisonment for up to two years, suspension of a driver’s licence for five years and a $26,000 fine. Motorists must be completely attentive behind the wheel. The smallest distraction can have deadly consequences. Examples include using a cell phone, using your vehicle’s touch screen dashboard, eating or drinking, grooming, interacting with pets or adjusting the radio.
Deer Lake man on the lam for a month arrested in Rocky Harbour last week
Corner Brook city hall open to the public tonight for budget talk, have a say in how taxes are spent
Forecasted wet and windy weather won't dampen plans for Remembrance Day in Corner Brook
One man charged with impaired and another in critical condition after an ATV crash in Mckays
Corner Brook RNC has a new dedicated Traffic and Accident Investigation unit in place
