.>> reporter: premolar -- ramona nolan was distracted while driving. she's not surprised people are less likely to crash with kids safety of this child in our care. we need to do our best. i have seen -- >> i've seen people operating a vehicle with dog sticking their 70 pound body out the window. sometimes people are hysterical to the point of hyperventilating. is just a traffic stop. calm down. you need to be focused and paying attention. need to be in the emotional state where you can drive safely and not endanger other people. . >> reporter: deputy john roche says the more peoplare aware of the study like this, the better we all are. i am ashley glass.>>> i am laura harris. thank you for joining us on the now. abc action news starts right >>> hulk hogan takes the stand. the wrestling legend insists he's a victim in his sex tape scandal. >>> marco rubio hoping for a home state help. the senator taking the stage now in tampa as his campaign struggles. >>> thanks for joining us. >>> the wrestling super star speaking in court about an emotional break do

mos ramona nolan / driver (from nolan says she's been distracted and emotional while driving... and this mother wasn't shocked to learn researchers found people are *less likely to crash with kids in the car..."it's like, okay, we have the safety of this child in our care. we need to do our best." mos ramona 9:02:08 "the now" ran all of this by a sheriff's deputy with more than a decade in traffic enforcement... he's seen distracted driving... "i've seen people with a 70 pound dog across their body, sticking their head out the window. how are you going to operate a vehicle?!" master deputy john hajj / emotional drivers too... "sometimes hysterical to the point of hyperventilating..." hajj 8:45:10 his approach... when emotions are running high... try to put it in perspective..."it's just a traffic stop, please calm down..." rajj 8:43:52//butt// "i've even had to take keys from people and i've told them they can't drive from this stop until they calm down." rajj 8:46:08 deputy john rajj says the are aware of a this... the safer we all are... focused, paying attention, in an emotio