Texting motorists may face steep fines in school zones

A proposed bill would double the fine for motorists caught using a cellphone in a school, playground or crosswalk speed zone to up to $234 per infraction, or up to $468 for repeat offenders.

Washington’s first law to address texting-while-driving went into effect two years ago, which also prohibited eating and applying makeup.

“One of the primary crosswalks I sit at is Mill Creek Elementary,” said...