(SitNews) Ketchikan, Alaska - Alaska State Troopers cited a Ketchikan woman Wednesday after crashing her 2006 Infinity while texting and driving with her 3-year old daughter in the vehicle.

The single vehicle collision occured near mile six of the North Tongass Highway. Investigation by the Alaska State Trooprs revealed that Jasmine Pattison, 31 years of age of Ketchikan, was driving her 2006 Infinity southbound on the highway when she became distracted by utilizing her smartphone to text. According to the Troopers, Pattison drifted into the oncoming lane and her vehicle exited the roadway causing minor injuries to the driver with the driver's side airbag deploying. Pattison's three year old daughter was uninjured.

Pattison was cited for negligent driving, failure to wear her safety belt and failure to properly secure her child in a child safety device.

Disabling damage was caused to the vehicle.

The Alaska State Legislature passed a law explicitly outlawing texting while driving in Alaska in May of 2012. Representatives Peggy Wilson (R-Wrangell), Max Gruenberg (D-Anchorage), Chris Tuck (D-Anchorage) and the late Carl Gatto (R-Palmer) were all co-prime sponsors on the bi-partisan 2012 legislation.

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