Should cell phone/texting penalties while driving be as severe as drunk driving penalties, especially if someone is injured in a crash?

I really think so. Cell phone use, eating, applying makeup, reading, sexual activity of any kind - anything which distracts the driver - should be considered an act of D.U.D., driving under distraction. Any such distraction should be considered reckless endangerment, and should draw a penalty, whether or not the crash results in injury. Just that there was a crash as a result, is enough.