her car slammed into the 1934 chevy street rod that rhonda callahan was riding in with her husband ofars >> i lost my husband. i lost my best friend in this. >> reporter: her husband was pronounced at the scene while she was hospitalized for a month. >> i've gone through 14 surgeries. >> reporter: brittany was charged with vehicular manslaughter in large part because she was talking on the cell phone at the time of the crash. today they found her not guilty of vehicular manslaughter but fined her $500 for negotiate driving. >> this is an insult. >> reporter: the state's attorney says prosecutors could not prove that she was grossly negligent as the law requires. they're calling for a change in state law to make it easier to convict people who cause accidents while talking on their phones. >> it's not fair. >> reporter: not surprisingly, rhonda callahd her two daughters would also like to see stricter penalties for drivers caught talking on their phones saying no family should ever have to endure the pain they've known for the past year and a half. >> i miss him. it's been hard. it's b

she crashed 199car killing douglas callahan and sending his wife rhonda to the hospital. -- she crashed into a car killing douglas callahan and sending his wife and ato the hospital. >> we have so many of these cases where a distracted person who is irresponsible and not paying attention cost the person their life. >> we are hoping by this case going to court, are we are bringing awareness to people that this is what can happen. >> sadosky's attorney said the jury followed the law in this case. the facts did not lead to gross negligence. he says he feels bad for the family but the law is clear. >>> we are monitoring the rising costs at metro this morning. more's new line to dulles could cost a lot more than expected. metro's director says the first phase of the project might end up running as up some as $150 million over budget the first phase is about 11 miles of new rail running from falls church through tysons corner to reston. it was projected to cost $2.8 billion. >>> president barack obama brought husband wife to an event in hampton, virginia pushing his jobs bill. the president a