Arizona resident Andrew Mack has sued a Las Vegas police officer following a rear-ending car accident. The Car Accident Charges Andrew Mack, 41, filed his lawsuit against officer Stephen Ouellett, 53, and the Metropolitan Police Department that alleges negligence and a civil rights violation, and that the defendants and their officers “tolerate and ratify the practice of leaving their jurisdiction during working hours using public equipment for various unknown reasons” and of “using electronic equipment, including phones and computers, while operating a motor vehicle.
Though texting and driving is illegal in 44 other states, some Arizona lawmakers feel banning the practice is unnecessary. Texting and Driving Still Legal in Arizona Senator Steve Farley, (D) Tucson, is not one of those lawmakers.