🚗 PA Cell Phone Fines Take Effect June 6

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13 May

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🚗 PA Cell Phone Law Fines Take Effect June 6

🌉 Skippack Bridge Reopens After Erosion Repairs

🏥 Pottstown Hospital Receives ‘C’ Grade for Patient Safety

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PA Cell Phone Law Fines Take Effect June 6

Pennsylvania drivers will face fines starting Friday, June 6 for using a cell phone behind the wheel, as the warning period for the state’s hands-free driving law comes to an end.

Officially known as Paul Miller’s Law — named for a man killed in Monroe County in 2010 by a distracted tractor-trailer driver — the measure technically took effect on June 5, 2025, but officers were only issuing written warnings during the first year. That changes next month, when violations will carry a $50 fine in addition to court costs and other fees.

The law makes it illegal to write or read texts, browse the internet, take photos, or do anything else with a phone in hand while driving. It applies even when a vehicle is temporarily stationary at a red light, stop sign, or in heavy traffic. Drivers who need to use their phone are urged to pull over and put the vehicle in park. A separate provision adds up to five additional years in prison for drivers convicted of homicide by vehicle while distracted.

Full details on Paul Miller’s Law

Skippack Bridge Reopens

After Erosion Repairs

A Montgomery County bridge that was shut down earlier this spring due to severe erosion has been reopened, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced.

The single-span arch deck bridge carrying Evansburg Road over Shady Brook Run in Skippack Township officially reopened on Thursday, May 8, restoring a key local connection that had been closed between Hidden Forest Drive and Ivy Lane. The closure went into effect in April after a recent inspection revealed severe bridge scour — erosion of the soil and rock around the foundation.

Originally built in 1930 and reconstructed in 1971, the 15-foot-long bridge carries roughly 3,247 vehicles per day, according to PennDOT. Drivers in the area can now resume their normal routes after weeks of detours.

More from PennDOT via Patch

Pottstown Hospital Receives

‘C’ Grade for Patient Safety

Pottstown Hospital has received a below-average ‘C’ grade in the latest Leapfrog Group hospital safety report, one of only 35 facilities statewide to receive the rating. Tower Health’s other nearby facility, Phoenixville Hospital, also earned a C.

The Leapfrog rankings flagged Pottstown for performance in several safety categories, including C. diff infections, urinary tract infections, sepsis after surgery, kidney injury after surgery, blood leakage, communication with doctors, and a category called effective leadership to prevent errors. Leapfrog noted in its report that errors are much more common if hospital leaders don’t make patient safety a priority.

Across Pennsylvania, 51 hospitals received an A grade, 34 earned a B, and one — Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital — received a D. The state overall fell from 8th to 13th in the national rankings since the previous report last fall. Tower Health has been contacted for comment on the grades.

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