Driving under the influence of texting is a serious violation of traffic laws

Keep those hands on the wheel Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - A man who ran off the road in Obfelden, canton Zurich, has had his lower-court sentence confirmed by Switzerland’s high court 7 October. The man was texting on his cell phone when he ran off the road and crashed  through a wooden fence. The man accepted the CHF1,000 fine but not the suspended fine of 75 days at CHF 150 per day and argued that since no one was hurt, he did not commit a serious traffic violation. The judges d

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