GLADSTONE, MI-- State Police from the Gladstone Post are focusing their efforts on school zones to make sure young drivers are obeying current laws.
Now that school has begun again troopers will patrol districts in Delta and Menominee counties in support of Kelsey’s Law and the No Texting while Driving Law.
Under Kelsey’s law teen drivers with Level 1 or Level 2 licenses are prohibited from using a cell phone while driving. Violation of the law could mean up to a $200 fine.
The law was named after 17-year-old Kelsey Rafaele of Sault Ste. Marie, who was killed in a crash while on a cell phone in 2010.
And all Michigan drivers are prohibited from texting while driving. A first offense will result in a $100 fine. Any subsequent offenses will be a $200 fine.
