UC San Diego study reveals high cell phone usage by students while driving

SAN DIEGO - Almost 80 percent of college students in San Diego County admit to using a cell phone while driving, according to a UC San Diego study scheduled to be released today.

The study by the UC San Diego Trauma Epidemiology and Injury Prevention Research Center also found that half of college students send and receive text messages while driving, even on the freeway.

Further details are set to be released at a news conference in front of UCSD Medical Center in Hillcrest. The data was gathered from students at the area's four major universities and eight smaller colleges....