Don’t believe texting and driving can get you hurt?
It got three people into a fight that spilled out of the car.
Around 7:44 p.m. on April 9, two people called Avon police about someone in a red Chevrolet Impala throwing things out of the car as it was heading southbound on Route 83.
A woman was seen being pulled from the car and a fight got started.
Police arrived and were told by the people in the Impala that the woman got angry with her brother, who was the driver, because he was texting and driving. The second man in the car got involved and poked the driver in the eye. The driver then punched the second man in the mouth.
No one wanted to press charges or get medical attention, so the police gave them a talking-to and sent them on their way.
Ohio outlaws texting while driving June 1, 2012 "Ohio became the 39th state to ban texting, as Gov. John R. Kasich signed a distracted driving measure into law. The ban takes effect 90 days after the June 1 signing, at the end of August. A six-month warning period will follow in which police will not write tickets but may make stops. The new Ohio law has two levels of enforcement: There is secondary enforcement for adults who text messaging while driving. This means that police need another reason to stop and cite violators, such as speeding. For drivers under the age of 18, however, texting and use of other portable electronic devices will be a primary offense. Fines for adult violators are set at $150. For teen violators, the fines top out at $300 with the possible loss of license." www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/06/02/ohio-outlaws-texting-while-driving.html