Accidents Involved with Cell Phone Use in Honolulu and throughout Hawaii

Cell phone use is the latest distraction for drivers, and many more accidents occur today as a result of drivers’ texting or talking on cell phones. Our lawyers at Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks, Attorneys at Law work diligently to determine the underlying causes of accidents and help our clients hold negligent drivers accountable for accident injuries.

Hawaii laws for cell phone use while driving

The State of Hawaii has yet to pass any legislation that restricts cell phone use or texting. However, every county in Hawaii passed its own laws putting some kind of limit on distracted driving and making text messaging and handheld cell phone use illegal. Oahu collected more than $1.6 million in tickets from the first two years it enforced its distracted driving laws. In addition, many Hawaii cities have enacted their own ordinances to deal with distracted driving. Based on its distracted driving ordinance, Honolulu imposes a fine of $147 for using a handheld cell phone while driving.

When car accident lawyers pursue injury cases and argue for clients based on negligence laws, they typically have no trouble proving that texting and cell phone use is a distraction that contributes to accidents.

Nationwide cell phone use and texting statistics while driving

The National Safety Council (NSC) estimates that 28 percent of all traffic accidents, which comes to 1.6 million crashes a year, involve drivers using cell phones and texting. More accidents involve drivers using cell phones (1.4 million) and an estimated 200,000 crashes involve texting drivers. Based on these statistics, the NSC called for bans in all states on cell phone use and texting while driving.

Anyone who suffers a serious personal injury in a Hawaii car accident should consult an experienced accident lawyer. Be sure to tell your attorney whether the other party causing the accident was talking on a cell phone or texting. This information can be vital for proving negligence.

Seasoned legal help from a Hawaii auto accident law firm

Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks, Attorneys at Law offers a free consultation to discuss your accident and how we can help you recover compensation. We take all personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis, which means you owe no fees unless we recover on your behalf. Please contact Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks, Attorneys at Law to arrange a consultation.