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Michigan woman who killed cyclist can't use cellphone for 2 years | WBIR

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Mon, 06/22/2015 - 2:59pm

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A woman whose car struck and killed a bicyclist last fall will have to go without a cellphone for more than two years, a judge has ruled.

Mitzi Nelson, 23, of DeWitt, Mich. also will serve two years of probation and at least 90 days in jail, speak to 20 driver's education classes about the dangers of distracted driving and perform 150 hours of community service, said Judge Stewart McDonald of Clinton County District Court said Wednesday.

He acknowledged that someone could challenge his authority even use of a cellphone but hopes the sentence will deter others from using one behind the wheel.

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