# New Jersey Law Would Allow Police To Seize Cell Phones, Records After Car Crashes **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [June 23, 2013, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-jersey-law-would-allow-police-to-seize-cell-phones-records-after-car-crashes/267278 "2013-06-23T07:19:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![slwrthnu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slwrthnu/32/6296_2.png) [@slwrthnu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slwrthnu)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-jersey-law-would-allow-police-to-seize-cell-phones-records-after-car-crashes/267278/8 "2013-06-24T11:27:57Z")
> [@Details emerge on next-gen VW GTI, harder-edged GTI-R](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/details-emerge-on-next-gen-vw-gti-harder-edged-gti-r/53042/5): > > why would they need this law then? they don’t, just like they don’t need a law saying you can’t text and drive because it’s distracted driving which is already illegal. but now you can question it less when they go to take your phone. it gets rid of the grey area and instead of the cop saying well the phone could of led to the accident so i can take it to look because a law says i can investigate anything that could cause an accident they now can say the law says u got in an accident so i can take your phone. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-jersey-law-would-allow-police-to-seize-cell-phones-records-after-car-crashes/267278)._