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Ask the Times: Texting and driving is hard charge to mark
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Question: Does local law enforcement actually enforce that ban on texting while driving?Gaines­­ville Police Deputy Chief Jay Parrish said that since the law outlawing texting and driving went into effect, 149 total citations have been written by Gainesville Police. “It’s just a difficult charge to mark,” Parrish said. “They don’t pick up their phone when a marked car is next to them.”