On the interstate outside St. Louis, it took Missouri state trooper Brock Teague just minutes to spot a suspected distracted driver with a taillight out and cellphone in hand.

This time, the driver got a warning, but a ticket can cost $150 for a first offense. It goes up from there, for something Teague says he sees every day.

"They're just as dangerous if not more than a drunk driver on the highway," Teague said. "They're not paying attention to the road, they're not paying attention to what they're supposed to be doing."

That's what happened in Columbia, Missouri, in 2019. A distracted driver was video chatting and speeding and crashed into volunteers picking up traffic cones after a triathlon. The crash killed Randall Siddens, a father of three. His youngest was born just a month

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