From The OU Daily:

When 22-year-old Justin Pittman sent a text message while driving one evening last June in his hometown of Pottsboro, Texas, he never dreamed it would be his last [...] Carter said Pittman’s truck swerved off the road, flipped over into a ditch and threw him out as he was trying to type a text message, killing him instantly. Pittman was not wearing a seat belt.

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Rep. Sue Tibbs, R-Tulsa, introduced House Bill 1782 into the Oklahoma Legislature last spring, which would have banned texting while driving and limited cell phone usage to hands-free devices only. Drivers pulled over for doing so would receive a citation. Modeled after legislation from other states, the bill includes exceptions for emergency situations.

Majority Floor Leader Rep. Tad Jones, R-Claremore, said he did not hear the bill because of concerns about restricting cell phone usage. “We had a lot of members that had concern about the cell phone portion of it, that everybody uses their cell phones when they drive,” Jones said. “They just wanted to look at that before we pass a law on it.”

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