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Driving While Using a Handheld Phone Becomes Illegal in Virginia
It’s illegal to hold a cellphone while driving in Virginia starting Friday, Jan. 1. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.
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Virginia Law Will Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Drive Legally
Starting Jan. 1, undocumented immigrants in Virginia will be able to apply for a long-awaited special driver’s permit. Activists have been fighting for the permit, called a driver privilege card, to become a reality for years. Supporters argued that it was a matter of public safety, and in March, the Democrat-controlled General Assembly passed the legislation. An estimated 300,000 immigrants…
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‘It Changed Us': Friend's Death Spurs Classmates to Push for Life-Saving Legislation
After their classmate died in a crash on her birthday, students at Colonial Forge High School in Stafford, Virginia, decided they couldn’t sit by and let the same thing happen to someone else. News4’s Pat Collins shows us how they fought to change the system, and save lives.
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Driving Through Flood Waters: Surviving the Danger
Flash floods are the number one cause of weather-related deaths in the United States. Learn what you should do if you are caught in the middle of a flash flood.
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Arlington County Board Approves Adding $200 Fine to Speeding Tickets
Drivers with a lead foot may soon have to watch their speed more closely in Arlington County, Virginia.
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Arlington County Considers Adding $200 to Speeding Tickets
Drivers with a lead foot may soon have to watch their speed more closely in Arlington County, Virginia.
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Arlington County Considers Adding $200 to Speeding Tickets
You could soon get hit with an additional $200 fine in Arlington County if you get caught speeding. It’s all part of a new initiative to get drivers to slow down. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.
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Virginia Tries Again to Ban Handheld Devices While Driving
Some Virginia lawmakers are reviving an attempt to outlaw drivers from holding communication devices while operating a vehicle. A broad transportation safety bill assigned Tuesday to a Virginia House Transportation subcommittee would make it illegal to hold cellphones and similar devices while driving. Drivers wouldn’t be allowed to physically manipulate the drive to view, read or enter data, the...
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Texas Billboard Telling Liberals to Keep Driving to Be Removed
After all the backlash and media attention the sign got, Burkett Outdoor Advertising said they are taking the sign down immediately.
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Officers Almost Hit by Impaired Drivers During Investigation
Montgomery County, Maryland, police said they arrested two drivers for impaired driving while they were investigating a scene where an alleged drunken driver hit and killed a man on a moped. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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Former Los Angeles Laker Derek Fisher Arrested on Suspicion of Driving Drunk
Former Los Angeles Laker and ex-New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after his vehicle overturned Sunday on the Ventura (101) Freeway. His lone passenger, former “Basketball Wives” reality star Gloria Govan, escaped injury. The crash was a little after 3 a.m. on the westbound freeway, approaching the San Diego (405) Freeway interchange....
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Snow Safety: What Not to Do After the Blizzard
Snow is fun, but it can also be dangerous. Follow these tips to stay safe.
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DUI Suspect Tells Police ‘My Dog Was Driving the Car'
A man arrested for DUI told deputies his dog was the one driving