Cellphone Use By Truck Drivers Can Be the Cause of Serious and Catastrophic Injury

Written by Adam Peck Category: Injury Law January 16th, 2013 1 min read

The NTSB’s proposal to regulate cellphones while driving goes farther than any prior attempt made by the agency to regulate cellphone use by commercial drivers. It came in the wake of a hearing in Washington after ruling that a truck driver using his cellphone caused a crash that killed 11 people on a Kentucky interstate in 2010. Kenneth Laymon, 45, of Jasper had just made a call that lasted one second at the time of the March 26, 2010, accident on Interstate 65 near Munfordville, Ky., investigators said.

The recommendation builds on previous proposals and a push by federal authorities stop commercial drivers from using hand-held cellphones and texting while operating large trucks and buses. The NTSB has previously recommended prohibiting bus drivers from talking on the phone and texting while driving. The U.S. Department of Transportation also has a rule in place barring the use of hand-held phones by commercial truck drivers and similar regulations are in place for pilots, train engineers and boat operators.

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Adam J. Peck, ESQ is a principal with Peck Law Group, APC. In 2008, Mr. Adam Peck received his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where he graduated Cum Laude. His practice is primarily dedicated to representing Elders, Dependent Adults, along with their loved ones and family members, who have suffered horrific personal injuries.