JEFFERSON CITY — Following a pair of fatal high-profile text messaging-related traffic accidents in the state in the past year, legislation has been filed in the General Assembly to outlaw any hand-held use of cell phones while on Missouri's public roads.
House bills on cell phone usage aimed at Missouri drivers
Thursday, January 29, 2009 | 7:18 p.m. CST;
updated 7:25 p.m. CST, Thursday, January 29, 2009
To read the full article, please sign up or login.
Get full access to the Columbia Missourian on your computer, phone, and tablet for just $5.95 per month. Or click here for full access for one day for only 99 cents.
* Unlimited access on your iPhone, iPad, Android phone and Android tablet
* All the high-quality, in-depth journalism of the Columbia Missourian and Vox Magazine, updated 24/7
* Your news. Your device. Your time.
If you'd like to read more about the value of being a member, read this column from the Missourian's executive editor, Tom Warhover.
advertisements
