Flagrant Flaunting of Texting While Driving Law Leads to First Arrest in New Hampshire

by Terrence O'Brien on April 8, 2010 at 05:00 PM

Man Becomes First Texting While Driving Arrest in NH

Congratulations, Stephen Judd! You are (supposedly) the first person in New Hampshire to land in jail for texting while driving (TWD). Normally, a New Hampshire TWD offense results in nothing more than a ticket and a fine, but Judd made two big mistakes. First, according to the arresting officer, Judd was shockingly blatant in his offense -- thumbing out a message with his cell phone at steering wheel level. Second, Judd didn't have a valid driver's license.

The 20-year-old, a resident of Massachusetts, was spotted by police while driving through Pelham, New Hampshire. According to WHDH, when Judd was pulled over, he admitted to the arresting officer that he knew texting while behind the wheel was illegal. When Judd's license was checked against the police database, it was revealed that it had been suspended. He was arrested.

Jim Van Dongen, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety, told the Union Leader that it's difficult to determine if Judd is in fact the first person to be issued a fine under the New Hampshire law that took effect January 1st. But, even if others have been hit with the $100 TWD fine, Judd is likely the first in the state to get hauled downtown for the offense. [From: UnionLeader.com and WHDH, via: Huffington Post]

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robertApr 11th 2010 2:06PM

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people that twd, run red lights.

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