Pennsylvania's law that bans using handheld devices while driving is now being enforced.

The new law, known as Paul Miller's Law, says that picking up your phone for any reason while you're behind the wheel of your vehicle is illegal.

The law comes after a man by the name of Paul Miller was killed in a vehicle crash in Monroe County in 2010 when a tractor-trailer driver reached for their phone while driving.

Our sister station, CBS Philadelphia, spoke with Miller's mother, Eileen, about how this law will save lives .

"I don't want any parent to ever have to go to a morgue to identify their child by something so preventable," she said. "I know that this piece of legislation is going to save lives, and that was the most important thing."

In 2023, there were 11,262 distracted drive

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