NSP urges focus for Distracted Driving Awareness Month

During Distracted Driving Awareness Month, troopers are partnering with officers and deputies across the state to encourage safe driving in Nebraska.

The Put the Phone Away or Pay national campaign is organized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, with local partnership from the Nebraska Department of Transportation – Highway Safety Office.

"Distracted driving can have tragic consequences," said Colonel Bryan Waugh, superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol. "While distractions aren't limited to your phone, phones are the prime contributor to distracted driving crashes. Kee...