distracted driving

Thousands of people die every year from distracted driving, according to the National Safety Council. To bring awareness to the issue, April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

A survey was done to find the top distractions we have when we are behind the wheel, you'd be surprised at what the top distraction is!

With cell phone addiction becoming an increasing problem on Minnesota roads, a Sartell native is trying to break chain in distracted driving crashes.

Looking at your phone while driving, for even just a moment, could be the worst decision you've ever made. This video shows just how bad of an idea it is.

Sherburne County authorities and the family of a Becker father and daughter killed in a crash last summer spoke about the dangers of distracted driving this (Friday) morning.

As I used to say when I had a motorcycle -- "If I die on this thing, there will be a cell phone involved," -- meaning it would be at the hands of a distracted driver. In fact, texting & driving is the single reason I don't own a bike today. Minnesota law enforcement will be cracking down on texting & driving next week. Good!

Distracted driving strikes again as the Hudson, Wisconsin Police Department has released this dash cam video of a distracted driver crashing with a Hudson Police squad car. Luckily neither driver was seriously hurt.

We see it all the time - people wearing earbuds while driving their car. Did you know it's illegal? Police are starting to look for these people while driving. In a wi-fi world, you can listen to almost anything you want on your mobile phone...

I don't know about you but I've seen some crazy things going on while people are driving!

It was an average morning--nothing out of the usual. I woke up tired and wishing I could go back to bed. I got up, said goodbye to my now fiance, who was on his way to work, and decided to jump into the shower. I had no idea that in a few short minutes I'd be panicking and thinking about the last thing I said to him that morning...

Many of us are guilty of glancing at our phones while driving but after watching this powerful video, you may think twice about even touching your phone while driving.

Next week law enforcement will be on the lookout for drivers engaging in activity that distracts them from paying attention to the road.