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San Diego Law Enforcement Crack Down On Drivers Using Cell Phones

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host

Published February 21, 2012 at 8:30 AM PST

This story was published more than 12 years ago.

We look at a Cellphone Crackdown here in San Diego

GUESTSLt. David Gilmore, San Diego County Sheriff's Dept., Traffic Coordinator Brian Pennings, public affairs officer, California Highway Patrol

If you are in your car while you're listening to KPBS Midday, take a safe glance around at the drivers near you. Is anyone talking on a cellphone? Or texting a message? Chances are good that you'll see someone using a cellphone illegally as you drive around town today. Last week, the San Diego Sheriff's department teamed up with the CHP to conduct a Cellphone Crackdown. It's part of larger effort to address the dangerous issue of distracted driving.

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Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice for KPBS listeners for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities including announcer, host, and producer. As host of KPBS Midday Edition, Maureen has interviewed a wide range of notables, such as comedienne Sandra Bernhardt, actor John Lequizamo, author Chuck Palahniuk, composer Marvin Hamlisch, artist Robert Irwin, and designer Zandra Rhodes. But of all the interviews Maureen has conducted, her most special was with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Before joining KPBS in 1997, she worked as a news anchor for KSDO and KOGO News Radio in San Diego. While working for commercial radio stations in San Diego and in Salt Lake City, Utah, Maureen reported on both hard news and lifestyle features. Maureen has received three "Golden Mike" awards from the Radio and TV News Association of Southern California for economic reporting and breaking news. She has also received a "Best of Show" and “Best Radio Newscast” awards from the San Diego Press Club and the "Flo" Award from Public Radio Program Directors Association for Best Public Radio Announcer in a large market. Maureen is a native of Queens, New York, but after more than 20 years in San Diego she feels she qualifies as a real Southern Californian.

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