Year into primary offense, Iowa busy ticketing texting drivers
Iowa State Patrol issuing far more tickets for distracted driving, texting while driving
— The Des Moines Register, July 7, 2018
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Iowa Judge runs three sentences, concurrently — distracted driver responsible for deadly crash will serve ten years in prison
Judge sentences Keith Furne to 10 years in prison for texting while driving in fatal crash that killed two teens
— The Gazette, June 4, 2018
US states release road deaths-tally for 2017
- Some states found road deaths had crept up beyond recent highs, including Nebraska, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont
- Other states found there to be a decrease in road deaths, including Iowa and Minnesota
Iowa State Patrol gets creative to inform and enforce updated distracted driving rule
How Iowa troopers are going undercover to bust those who text and drive
— The Des Moines Register, July 23, 2017
Nebraska, Florida, Ohio, and South Dakota are remaining US states where texting while driving is not a primary offense
Iowa puts brakes on texting while driving in response to ‘troubling trend’ of increase in state’s road deaths
— Omaha World-Herald, July 2, 2017
Iowa approves ‘mobile data terminals’ on board school buses for tracking data and GPS, safety and distraction-reducing features built-in
Iowa Approves School Bus Mobile Data Devices
— School Transportation News, June 21, 2017
Grants for combatting drowsy driving awarded to Iowa, Maryland, Nevada, and Tennessee
Maryland gets grant to fight drowsy driving
— The Frederick News-Post, May 29, 2017
Driver’s device-use now primary offense in Iowa, cellphone calls and GPS still OK
Branstad Signs Texting-While-Driving Bill, Defends Effort to Ban Hand-Held Phones
— Iowa Public Radio, April 18, 2017