Ohio Cracks Down on Distracted Drivers
The Ohio Legislature is considering two bills aimed at curbing distracted driving after records found that talking, texting and web surfing contributed to nearly 14,000 crashes in the state last year. House Bill 95 would make distracted driving a secondary offense with a maximum $100 fine, the Dayton Daily News has reported . House Bill 293 targets younger motorists by establishing a 9 p.m. curfew for driving unless accompanied by an adult and extending the learner’s permit period from six months to a year. Some Ohio residents know the results of distracted driving firsthand and told the newspapers stories of loss and heartbreak. Sharon Montgomery was injured and her husband killed in 2000 after a driver on a cellphone crashed into a car that hit their vehicle at an intersection in central Ohio’s Licking County. Montgomery said her husband telling first responders to “take her first” were the last words she heard him speak. Dominic Tiberi, of Dublin,