A Milpitas, Calif. resident may have created a new application for the phrase "adding insult to injury," after being arrested for workers' compensation insurance fraud.
In November 2004, Robert L. Whiteside submitted a receipt to State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, claiming that his chrome rims and tires had been stolen from his residence during a burglary.
The ALERT Act would prohibit sending text or e-mail messages while driving a vehicle. If the bill does pass, then any state that fails to enact a law banning texting while driving could lose up to 25 percent of its federal highway funds.