The Watertown City Council gave second reading and approval Monday night to an ordinance that bans texting while driving. Watertown Mayor Gary Williams…
A key proponent of the ordinance was Alderman Dennis Solberg who said statistics clearly show texting is causing injury and death across the country and that it’s a safety issue…
Alderman Mike Christians, who opposed the ordinance, referred to a study used by the insurance companies that tracks accident data…
Watertown joins Sioux Falls and Huron that have the driving texting bans in law. Last night, Brookings also approved a texting ban for that city.