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State mulls cell-phone driving ban

When individuals are taken to the hospital after car crashes, they seldom tell doctors they wrecked because they were talking on a cell phone.But Dr. Daniel Wehner says it happens – a lot.Wehner is chairman of emergency medicine at Memorial Medical Center. He said most accidents that send injured people to the emergency room could have been prevented had at least one of the drivers in a two-car accident been more careful and attentive."I would be willing to bet that a significant number of people who we see in accidents were distracted by using a cell phone but are unwilling to admit it for obvious reasons," he said. "No one wants to admit guilt."Mari Lynne Patrick of Nanty Glo said she never used her cell phone while driving until she got a hands-free setup. She said if she gets a call, she can answer it while keeping both hands on the steering wheel."With a hands-free phone, it's OK because I have control of my vehicle," she said.