ATLANTA, Georgia — It’s illegal to text and drive in Georgia, but the state’s distracted driver law covers anything that takes attention away from the road.
“The officer explained to me that he observed me eating a burger for two miles,” Turner, the criminal said. “He said specifically three times, ‘You can’t just go down the road eating a hamburger.’”
“You can get up to three points on your driver’s license for this charge, and a several hundred dollar fine up to a thousand dollar fine,” said defense attorney Sam Nash. “As far as your insurance rates, they will increase for at least three years, and they’ll always follow you around.”
Nash says the law could even force you to do a year in jail. He says most cops will only cite you for distracted driving if they’ve spotted some other violation. But he warned that the law is on the books and police can use it.
