Scott McKane is a long-time reporter with FOX 13.
LINDON, Utah — During Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the Utah Highway Patrol is involved in a new campaign trying to cut down on this deadly problem. They say between 2017-2021, there were more than 27,000 crashes on Utah roads related to distracted driving resulting, and more than 80 fatalities.
“Over 940 crashes in Utah in 2024 so far that are related to distracted and driving and a large percentage of those are texting and driving,” said UHP Maj. Steve Salas.
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