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HERNANDO, Miss. — Texting while driving can be one of the most dangerous things people do every day.

But Mississippi lawmakers are considering banning it, along with enforcing hefty fines for violators.

The Magnolia state seems to be on the road to join the other 44 states in banning this form of distracted driving.

This week the Mississippi House approved a bill that would create a civil offense while driving. Fines could range from $25 through July of next year and then increase to $100.

If the measure is passed, many wonder how would it be enforced in Mississippi, especially in towns such as Hernando?

Chief Deputy Macon Moore with the Desoto County Sheriff’s Department tells WREG that enforcing texting while driving could be a challenge.

Moore also says, “It’s very difficult for us to prove someone who was involved in an accident wasn’t texting and driving without a confession from the driver or a witness; whether we retrieve the data from the phone and know the exact time of the crash to compare the data to”.

Still, it’s an issue that appears to be on a collision course in the Mississippi Legislatures pitting individual rights versus safety.

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