COLUMBIA, S.C. — A new law aimed at reducing distracted driving officially goes into effect Monday across South Carolina. From now on, drivers can no longer hold their phones or other electronic devices while behind the wheel.

Lance Corporal Brittany Glover with the South Carolina Highway Patrol says the goal is to improve safety on the roads by keeping drivers focused.

“Your phone, your cell phone device can’t be supported by any parts of your body,” Glover said. “That means you can’t text, you can’t send emails, you can’t have any app interactions like Facebook, YouTube, [or] Twitter.”

While drivers cannot hold their phones while the vehicle is in motion, there are exceptions.

“If you’re stopped or you’re parked, then you can be on your cell phone,” Glover said. “But everything

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