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AG Platkin, Division of Highway Traffic Safety Announce Over $1 Million for Initiative to Combat Distracted Driving

Mar 31, 2025 | "Put the Phone Away or Pay." | cell phone use | Distracted Driving | distracted driving enforcement | Division of Highway Traffic Safety | fatalities | Grants | HTS | National Distracted Driving Awareness Month | New Jersey State Police | New Jersey Turnpike | public-awareness campaign | reduction of crashes | serious injuries | the Garden State Parkway | Division of Highway Traffic Safety | Highway Safety | Press Release

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) have announced the launch of a high visibility enforcement effort to reduce distracted driving. The campaign, known as “Put the Phone Away or Pay,” runs from April 1 through April 30, and provides funding for law enforcement agencies throughout the state to bolster enforcement of laws prohibiting texting and other forms of distracted driving.