OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, along with multiple other Oklahoma law enforcement agencies, is participating in the Trooper Nick Dees Distracted Driving Enforcement Mobilization to combat distracted driving.
The statewide effort by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and Highway Safety Office honors Trooper Nick Dees, who was killed by a distracted driver while assisting at a crash scene in 2015. Dees’ passing led to a renewed focus on the dangers of distracted driving and the passage of the “Trooper Nick Dees Law” in November 2015, prohibiting drivers from using a handheld electronic communication device to manually compose, send, or read a message while the vehicle is in motion.
In 2025, Oklahoma’s hands-free law was passed, banning the use of handheld communication devices in school and work zones…