Utah now taking texting drivers seriously; draws it along the same lines as drunken driving

Under the new law, a texting driver who causes a fatality in the same way a drunken driver would will be subjected to the same standards; texting drivers who cause an accident will no longer be considered as an accident, but would now be considered as inherently reckless.

According to Lyle Hillyard, a Prepublican state senator, “It’s a willful act. If you choose to drink and drive or if you choose to text and drive, you’re assuming the same risk.”

As the number of accidents attributed to texting and driving continues to rise, it seems like enacting a law that prohibits those who do it – or at the very least, levies the perpetrator a very, very stiff penalty – is the clearest and fastest way to curb the potentially dangerous action of texting while driving.

Utah was the first, and we’re positive that it won’t be long before other states follow in its lead.