Driver on cell phone causes three-car crash

From Petaluma360.com:

A driver talking on a cell phone allegedly contributed to a three-vehicle injury-accident at the intersection of North McDowell Boulevard and Sunrise Parkway on Wednesday.

Cherri Bino, 41, of Petaluma was driving northbound on North McDowell Boulevard at around 9:30 a.m., and was behind two other vehicles that had stopped for a bicyclist who was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk. Bino did not see that the traffic was stopped, and slammed into the back of a vehicle, causing it, in turn, to smash into the vehicle in front of it, said Sgt. Ken Savano of the Petaluma Police Department.

Both drivers in the other vehicles were injured, and were taken to Petaluma Valley Hospital. Witnesses reported that at the time of the collision, Bino had a cell phone up to her ear and was talking on it. She was cited for the cell phone violation being a contributing factor to the collision.

The collision is under investigation.