Texting and driving results in harsh sentence.

In a landmark verdict a Massachusetts court convicted a teenage driver of vehicular homicide caused by his texting while driving. The Massachusetts Judge imposed the maximum sentence of 2 1/2 years in prison for the 18 year old driver. In his case, the facts indicated that he was texting while driving and crossed the center line killing a 55 year old father.  The outcome is not surprising to me. The Court is clearly trying to send a message. There is a great temptation to just give a quick response to a text while driving. But, as everyone knows one text leads to another and another. In Michigan it is illegal to text and drive provided that the car is in motion. Grand Rapids Driving Issues The Gerald R Stahl Law office represents people charged with DUI and other driving issues in Grand Rapids and the surrounding Counties. Grand Rapids DUI Defense.