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Click it and lick it: UHP sweetens incentives for safe driving by students

Last updated Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 10:31pm

LAYTON — Utah Highway Patrol troopers directed traffic Tuesday while Layton student body officers handed out Creamies to every student who was wearing their seat belt as they left the parking lot.

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Gabby Correa, 16, accidentally drove this truck into a home at 1556 E. 2950 North in North Ogden as she glanced down to retrieve a fallen muffin Tuesday. No one was injured. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Weber High student urges teen drivers to be safe after dropped muffin, crash

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 6:08am

NORTH OGDEN — A lunchtime snack proved to be a recipe for near disaster Tuesday for a 16-year-old driver.

Gabby Correa was driving her dad’s Chevrolet truck west on 2950 North around 1 p.m., munching on a lemon-poppy seed muffin en route to Weber High School. The muffin fell out of her hand and landed on her arm.

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Increased drowsy driving reported

Mitch Shaw Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, December 5, 2011 - 11:55pm

LAYTON -- If you're driving with heavy eyelids, it's time to wake up.

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Drivers more concerned about cell phone use in cars than speeding

Gary Richards San Jose Mercury News

Last updated Friday, December 2, 2011 - 12:59pm

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Mary Ann Lahann was inching past the Bay Bridge toll plaza when ... wham! Rear-ended by a driver with her head down, texting away.

It's no surprise to the 51-year-old engineer from Carmichael that cell phone use and texting now rank as the biggest safety worry on our roads, according to a survey released Thursday by the state Office of Traffic Safety. Motorists consider phone use more dangerous than speeders, tailgaters or drunken drivers.

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Community considers ban on eating while driving

Jim Jaworski, Ted Gregory Chicago

Last updated Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 5:50pm

OAK PARK, Ill. -- An arborist who travels throughout the Chicago area, Phil Fitch is in his car much of the work day, which means his automobile is often his dining car.

Fitch was chagrined Wednesday to learn that Oak Park, the community where he had stopped at a fast-food eatery for lunch, was considering a comprehensive crackdown on distracted drivers, banning everything from using a hand-held cell phone to grooming to eating while driving.

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