Driver injured in crash after reaching for cell phone


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(KSL News) Distracted driving is to blame for a rollover accident on I-80.

The Utah Highway Patrol says the driver was reaching for his cell phone on the floor when he drifted onto the shoulder.

The car hit a patch of gravel, the driver overcorrected and the car rolled.

The driver was flown to the hospital with head and chest injuries but is expected to be OK.

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