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WFXL's Southwest Georgia Headlines
Latest news from around Albany, Georgia, the Nation and the World
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Using voice commands to send text messages and emails from behind the wheel, which is marketed as a safer alternative for drivers, actually is more distracting and dangerous than simply talking on a cellphone, a new AAA study found.
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Saturday, March 09, 2013
Updated with video; A swerving driver on the Liberty Expressway leads to multiple charges spread out across Dougherty and Lee County.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
It's illegal to text and drive but people still do it. How can cops prove it and what does the law say about apps?
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Friday, May 04, 2012
Updated with video; A teen is in critical condition after taking his parents car for a joyride and crashing in Worth County.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Westover High School students pledged not to text while driving
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
A white SUV crashed into a utility pole at the corner of Cedric Drive and U.S. 19 in Lee County Monday
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010
The 30-day grace period is over and Georgia law enforcement officials are now cracking down on motorists who text while behind the wheel.
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
Peachtree City police are giving out citations for golf cart drivers who text behind the wheel.
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Wednesday, July 07, 2010
A Gwinnett County woman charged last year with felony vehicular homicide after police said she was texting when her SUV struck a pedestrian has had the charge reduced to a misdemeanor.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Georgia State Patrol troopers will wait until Aug. 1 to strictly enforce the new texting while driving ban that takes effect this week.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Laws on texting and driving, guns, and more are changing soon.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
A new law out Tuesday is banning a select few drivers from texting while driving.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Two Georgia lawmakers are proposing a ban on texting behind the wheel that could make the practice illegal for all drivers.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Texting while driving, public smoking, cooking with trans fats targeted in states' 2010 laws
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