Can the honorable folks at the D.O.T  spell out the law for both 'RECKLESS DRIVING"
and "NEGLENT DRIVING" ? While reading this article with sadness for the loss of life
of Cody Meyer, I too was guilty of messing with my cell phone (1 time only) . Scared the heck out of me. I almost rear ended the car ahead of me as we were approaching a stoplight, And, I was driving  (approx) 2 1/2 car lengths behind  the car ahead of me. Unbelievable !! Speed was approx 20 MPH, and in the "blink of an eye", I had to dynamite the brakes to prevent an accident. And all I did was put my head down to glance at my phone that was ringing. People, People,People, please observe the laws about distracted driving. Death or injury can and will happen like the snap of a finger.
After that incident, if my phone rings while in the car, I either pull over to the side of the road, OR, I'll turn off the road onto a side street and stop to take the call. I can always turn around and get back onto the main road .