Police on the lookout for drivers using cellphones

DISTRACTED DRIVING

The Seal Beach Police Department will conduct its final day of focused enforcement on distracted driving violations today, April 18.

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. All month, SBPD has ramped up its enforcement of people in violation of the state’s hands-free cell phone law.

Under current law, drivers are not allowed to hold a phone or electronic communications device while operating a vehicle. This includes talking, texting or using an app. Using a handheld cell phone while driving is punishable by a fine.