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Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of crashes on Nevada roads. A driver glancing at a phone for a few seconds at highway speed travels the length of a football field essentially blind. When that distraction causes a crash, proving it can significantly strengthen an injured person's claim.
Nevada's Hands-Free Law
Nevada prohibits handheld use of cell phones while driving. A driver who was texting or holding a phone at the time of a crash was likely violating the law, and that violation can serve as powerful evidence of negligence in a civil injury claim.
How Phone Use Gets Proven
Establishing distraction may involve phone records, app and data usage logs, witness accounts, and sometimes the driver's own admissions. In serious cases, these records can be obtained to show exactly what the driver was doing in the moments before impact.
Beyond Phones: Other Distractions
Distraction is not limited to phones. Eating, grooming, adjusting navigation, and attending to passengers all take attention off the road. Any of these can support a negligence claim when they cause a driver to miss what a careful driver would have seen.
Strengthening Your Claim
Evidence of distraction undercuts an at-fault driver's attempts to shift blame and can support claims for full compensation. Preserving the scene and witness information quickly helps. A free review can help determine whether distraction played a role in your crash.