Cell phone distracts crash driver

From LeavenworthTimes.com:

Leavenworth, Kan. -
A Leavenworth man was distracted by his cell phone when he crashed into a parked car early Sunday morning on 10th Avenue, a police spokesman said.

The driver and one of his passengers were treated at the hospital, according to Maj. Robert Smith, deputy chief of the Leavenworth Police Department.

The crash was reported at about 2:25 a.m. Sunday south of Quincy Street.

A 19-year-old Leavenworth man was using a cell phone as he drove south on 10th Avenue and crashed into the parked vehicle, according to Smith.

The man was traveling with an 18-year-old Leavenworth man and a 14-year-old Platte City, Mo., girl. The girl was taken to Cushing Hospital to be treated for a contusion over her left eye, Smith said.

The driver transported himself to Cushing Hospital to be treated for a laceration to his lower lip, Smith said.

The man and his two passengers were cited by police for not wearing seat belts. The driver also was cited for inattentive driving, according to Smith.