Maria Shriver caught violating state's cell-phone law
Photo credit: Splash News | Maria Shriver breaks a Californian law by talking on her cell phone while driving, even though her husband, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, passed that law in the first place.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who recently revealed that he cuts off the water when his children take extremely long showers, may have entered a new realm of domestic drama Tuesday involving a more formidable member of his household: his wife.
Schwarzenegger promised "swift action" after TMZ.com posted two pictures of first lady Maria Shriver driving while apparently violating the hands-free cell-phone requirement her husband signed into law.
The pictures showed Shriver with her right hand on the wheel and her left holding a cell phone to her ear. One was dated July 12, and the other was taken Sunday, according to TMZ. The pictures appear along with an story that begins, "Maria Maria, cell phone cheatah!" The state ban on hand-held cell-phone use while driving went into effect July 1, 2008. It carries a fine of $20 on the first conviction and $50 on the second, not including penalties. Schwarzenegger responded to TMZ founder Harvey Levin via his Twitter feed, writing, "Thanks for bringing her violations to my attention. . . . There's going to be swift action."
But soon after that, TMZ posted that their cameraman caught her in the act a third time, and that she then dropped the phone when she saw the camera.
