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    MEDIA ADVISORY: FRIDAY IN MONROE COUNTY – Shapiro Administration, Safety Partners to Urge Drivers to Put Down the Phone, ‘Paul Miller’s Law’ Now Effective

    June 05, 2025

    Saylorsburg, PA – On Friday, officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) will join Senator Rosemary Brown and national advocate Eileen Miller to urge drivers to put down the phone while driving. “Paul Miller’s Law” goes into effect today, June 5, making it illegal to use a hand-held cell phone while driving.

    WHO: Mike Carroll, PennDOT Secretary
    Trooper Anthony Petroski, PSP Troop N Public Information Officer
    Senator Rosemary Brown
    Eileen Miller, National Advocate & Paul Miller, Jr.’s mother

    WHEN: TOMORROW, Friday, June 6 at 2:15 PM

    WHERE: Interchange at Route 33 South and Route 115, Saylorsburg, PA. For safety purposes, media should use the exit ramps to access the event.

    RSVP: Media interested in attending should RSVP with the name of reporter/photographer to sebrown@pa.gov.

    Editor’s Note: Please see the map below for event location and parking information.

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