The Minnesota State Patrol cracked down on distracted drivers in April and the actions of some suspected offenders are pretty shocking.
Stories were shared of social media of people State Patrol troopers have pulled over.
The state patrol said that in 2014, distracted driving was a factor in 16,900 crashes, resulting in 56 deaths and 165 injuries on Minnesota’s roads.
There were also 3,200 citation issued to people violating the state’s texting-while-driving laws last year, resulting in fines of between $125 to $145 for each violation.
