Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
South Carolina’s Greenville Eyes Driver Cellphone Ban
Dec 5 2013 // Greenville, South Carolina is considering a ban on any use of a cellphone in a driver’s hand. The city has created a task force to look at driving safety. Mayor Pro Tem David Sudduth said Monday they determined just...
New Oklahoma Law Allows Seizure of License Plates from Uninsured Drivers
Dec 2 2013 // Law enforcement officers in Oklahoma will soon have the option to seize license plates from uninsured drivers and assign temporary insurance under a new law passed this year by the Legislature. The law went into effect...
Tennessee Driving Records Now Available Online
Nov 27 2013 // State officials are giving Tennessee residents an online option to access driving records. The Department of Safety and Homeland Security has launched an online service that allows people to download or print copies of...
$300K Awarded to 2 Terminated Ohio Truck Drivers
Nov 26 2013 // Under the terms of a consent judgment, a now defunct North Canton, Ohio-based company, Star Air Inc., and owner Robert R. Custer, will pay two Ohio truck drivers $302,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department...
Wyoming City Weighs Ban On Cellphone Use While Driving
Nov 21 2013 // The Jackson Town Council is considering a ban on cellphone conversations while driving that could start in Wyoming town in mid-December. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reported the council gave preliminary approval to...
Drowsy Driving a Leading Cause of Ohio Crashes
Nov 20 2013 // State statistics analyzed by a newspaper show injury crashes blamed on drowsy driving are on the rise in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Public Safety reports that 1,415 injury crashes last year in Ohio were attributed to...
D.C. Mayor Signs Immigrant Driver’s License Bill
Nov 19 2013 // Starting next year, people living in the nation’s capital who don’t have legal permission to reside in the United States will be able to get driver’s licenses. Democratic Mayor Vincent Gray signed a bill...
Ohio Dump Truck Driver Repays More Than $19K in Workers’ Comp Benefits
Nov 18 2013 // An Ohio man was sentenced and repaid more than $19,000 to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) for working while receiving workers’ comp benefits. BWC began investigating Harry Livingston after...
Washington Driver Blames ‘Gorilla’ For Causing Crash
Nov 18 2013 // A Spokane, Wash., woman who wound up with a totaled car, a broken collarbone and a $550 ticket blames her post-Halloween crash on a person in a gorilla suit who she says jumped in front of her car. Hailey Wulz said she...
Arizona DPS to Crack Down On Texting Drivers
Nov 12 2013 // The Arizona Department of Public Safety plans to crack down on drivers who are distracted by texting or their cellphones in general. The enforcement effort will begin in January and be accompanied by an education campaign,...
Older Drivers Catching Up with Younger in Distracted Driving: Survey
Nov 12 2013 // Cell phone use and texting while driving are on the rise along with accessing the internet while driving — and it’s not just young people engaging in these dangerous activities behind the wheel. State Farm today...
Teen Drivers Getting in Fewer Accidents in Massachusetts
Nov 6 2013 // Massachusetts state officials say the number of accidents involving newly licensed teenage drivers has dropped by half since 2007 when Massachusetts boosted the amount of training required of young drivers and stiffened...
Washington Driver Blames ‘Gorilla’ For Causing Crash
Nov 6 2013 // A Spokane, Wash., woman who wound up with a totaled car, a broken collarbone and a $550 ticket blames her post-Halloween crash on a person in a gorilla suit who she says jumped in front of her car. Hailey Wulz told KREM-TV...
Montana Woman Gets DUI Driving Daughter For Trick-Or-Treat
Nov 5 2013 // A Billings, Mont. woman is charged with drunken driving while taking her 13-year-old daughter and two friends Trick-or-Treating. The Billings Gazette reported 34-year-old Summer Breeze Merrill also is charged with three...
Oregonians to Vote on Immigrant Driver’s Licenses
Nov 4 2013 // Oregonians are headed for a statewide vote on a new law that allows immigrants who can’t show they’re in the United States legally to obtain driver’s licenses. Secretary of State Kate Brown’s office...
Nevada DMV Approves Final Rules for Driver Cards
Nov 4 2013 // People living in Nevada without legal residency can begin logging on to a state website for information about a driver authorization card program set to begin Jan. 2. Department of Motor Vehicles officials say a state...
UPS Driver in Michigan Works 51 Years, No Crashes
Nov 1 2013 // UPS driver Tom Camp from Livonia, Mich., and his big, brown truck have done something no other UPS driver has accomplished: 51 years without an accident. That’s after an estimated 800,000 to 900,000 miles on the road...
Nevada DMV Approves Final Rules For Driver Cards
Oct 24 2013 // People living in Nevada without legal residency can begin logging on to a state website for information about a driver authorization card program set to begin Jan. 2. Department of Motor Vehicles officials say a state...
Iowa State Troopers Target Out-of-State Drivers
Oct 23 2013 // Drivers with out-of-state plates are much more likely to be stopped by the Iowa State Patrol when they drive in the state. The Des Moines Register reviewed about 22,000 traffic warnings and tickets issued by the State...
Supreme Court Declines Privacy Claim Against Resale of Driving Records
Oct 22 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether a unit of Thomson Reuters Corp. can obtain and sell information on drivers provided by state agencies without violating a federal privacy law. The decision not...
