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Judge Blocks Chapel Hill Cell Phone Ban

The town of Chapel Hill's attempt to ban cell phone use while driving has been temporarily blocked by a judge's ruling.

Gurnal Scott: Superior Court judge Orlando Hudson's decision yesterday was the result of a legal challenge by an area towing company. George King, owner of George's Towing and Recovery, said he couldn't do business if he couldn't talk to his tow truck drivers out on the road. Chapel Hill attorney Thomas Stark argued those drivers not only have to communicate with their boss, but also use cell phones to call police to report illegally-parked cars they tow. Stark also used the state Attorney General's assertion that it's the state that regulates driving rules. The temporary injunction lasts 10 days. A hearing next week could lead to a preliminary injunction which would remain in effect through any court arguments on the matter.

Gurnal Scott joined North Carolina Public Radio in March 2012 after several stops in radio and television. After graduating from the College of Charleston in his South Carolina hometown, he began his career in radio there. He started as a sports reporter at News/Talk Radio WTMA and won five Sportscaster of the Year awards. In 1997, Gurnal moved on to television as general assignment reporter and weekend anchor for WCSC-TV in Charleston. He anchored the market's top-rated weekend newscasts until leaving Charleston for Memphis, TN in 2002. Gurnal worked at WPTY-TV for two years before returning to his roots in radio. He joined the staff of Memphis' NewsRadio 600 WREC in 2004 eventually rising to News Director. In 2006, Raleigh news radio station WPTF came calling and he became the station's chief correspondent. Gurnal’s reporting has been honored by the South Carolina Broadcasters Association, the North Carolina Associated Press, and the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas.
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