Bill Would Ban Photos At Accident Scenes
The bills sponsor, state Rep. Tom Holbrook (D-Belleville), says amateur photographers often get in the way of emergency personnel.
Putting your cell phone over the firemens shoulders as hes using the jaws of life, maybe to get your grandmother of the front seat of her car while shes bleeding, Holbrook said. You never know with these things. These are horrendous situations for individuals.
Holbrook says accident victims would still be able to take pictures for insurance purposes.
But the bill says no person may use a wireless device within 500 feet of an accident, except for specified purposes.
Bill Would Ban Photos At Accident Scenes « CBS Chicago
The bills sponsor, state Rep. Tom Holbrook (D-Belleville), says amateur photographers often get in the way of emergency personnel.
Putting your cell phone over the firemens shoulders as hes using the jaws of life, maybe to get your grandmother of the front seat of her car while shes bleeding, Holbrook said. You never know with these things. These are horrendous situations for individuals.
Holbrook says accident victims would still be able to take pictures for insurance purposes.
But the bill says no person may use a wireless device within 500 feet of an accident, except for specified purposes.
Bill Would Ban Photos At Accident Scenes « CBS Chicago