Cell phones are starting to get a bad rap in South Carolina. A federal court recently awarded $5 million to a woman whose husband was killed while bicycling in Lancaster County, South Carolina in 2007. The driver was allegedly using her cell phone at the time and was distracted. The $5 million is in addition to a $2.5 million settlement that occurred in a State court last December. The prosecution argued that the cell phone usage was a major cause for the crash.
Cell phones are starting to get a bad rap in South Carolina. A federal court recently awarded $5 million to a woman whose husband was killed while bicycling in Lancaster County, South Carolina in 2007. The driver was allegedly using her cell phone at the time and was distracted. The $5 million is in addition to a $2.5 million settlement that occurred in a State court last December. The prosecution argued that the cell phone usage was a major cause for the crash.This comes at a time when South Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it illegal to text while driving. Another bill would force drivers to use hands-free technology in order to use their cell phone while driving. The City of Clemson, South Carolina has already passed first reading of an ordinance that would make texting while driving illegal. Conveniently, Clemson University announced that they have developed and made available a technology that allows hands free texting. That announcement came the very next day.
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