MENIFEE – The Menifee Police Department will have additional officers on patrol looking for drivers that are violating the state’s hands-free cellphone law Monday, Jan. 23.Under the law, drivers are not allowed to hold a phone or electronic communications device while driving, and it includes talking, texting or using an app, even while stopped at a red light.“Distracted driving is a real problem here in Menifee and is the cause for so many accidents these days,” Interim Chief Chris Karrer said. “People seem to think that a cellphone is more important than driving safely. The truth is so many of our traffic collisions are caused by distracted drivers, and this can be prevented by simply staying off your cellphone.”A cellphone violation is subject to a $162 fine for
