Sam Thielman in The Guardian reports that New York state Senator Terrence Murphy and Assembly member Felix Ortiz want police to be allowed to search any phone or portable device at the scene of a traffic accident. Under their proposed legislation, as in the case of someone who refuses a breathalyzer, failure to turn over a phone would cost the driver their license. The bill is also backed by activist group Distracted Operators Risk Casualties, founded by parents of children involved in crashes caused by drivers distracted by their devices. Read the full story in The Guardian.