New York State Senator Joseph Griffo has introduced a bill that seeks harsher punishments for distracted driving. The measure arrives just as the summer travel season begins, when crashes, particularly among teenage drivers, historically rise.

Iowa’s new law restricting cellphone use while driving has already prompted 8,000 warnings from state troopers. Beginning on January 1, those warnings will turn into fines—marking a stricter approach to distracted driving.

A tragic accident on I-44 in St. Louis claimed the life of a woman when her car was struck by a distracted semi-truck driver. The incident underscores the deadly consequences of inattentive driving.