You know the symptoms: Texting and driving. Steering with one hand and a cigarette/soda/hamburger in the other. Snapchatting. These are all examples of distracted driving; however, what if we told you that there was a whole other group of behaviors that qualify as distracted driving — even behaviors you didn’t realize you do every day?...Read More

When you think of the phrase “texting and driving,” what comes to mind? Do you envision a car full of teenagers driving at 90 mph down the Salt Lake City freeway, carelessly trading text messages with the group of friends driving behind them? Or do you immediately imagine an auto accident involving several cars, with...Read More

In the latest installment of Robert J. DeBry’s Word on the Street, we took to the streets of Salt Lake City to talk with students at the LDS Business College about their top three distractions while driving. While texting and driving is one of the single largest caused of auto accident injuries and fatalities, distracted driving...Read More

In the state of Utah alone, auto accidents accounted for a total of 274 fatalities in 2015 — which is a notable increase from 2014. Out of the 274 fatalities, 27 of those were caused by distracted driving — something that might require a lawyer to help you out in court. It can be hard...Read More

Distracted driving is a major contributor of auto accident injuries in the United States, from the shores of the East Coast to the mountains of Salt Lake City, Utah. From talking to rowdy passengers and fiddling with the music dial to texting on your cell phone, the modern driving experience is filled with potential distractions....Read More

Technology is making it easier for drivers to text and call their loved ones while out and about without taking a hand—or an eye—off the road. Voice-activated controls and navigation systems keep drivers physically on task, but what about mentally? A lawyer working in high-traffic areas such as Salt Lake City knows that an auto...Read More

  Nowadays, it seems that people are rarely without their handheld electronic devices. Be it a smartphone, tablet, laptop or mp3 player, Americans can’t get enough of the lifestyle offered them by their respective arrays of personal gadgetry. Though generally providing a great deal of good for people both here in Utah and elsewhere, when...Read More