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Visitor urges Grandview Heights to strengthen local penalties for distracted driving
Summary
A visiting traffic-safety advocate asked the Grandview Heights City Council to increase local penalties for motorists who cause serious injury or death while using electronic devices, citing gaps between Ohio law and local code.
Sharon Montgomery, who said she drove from Wayne, Indiana, urged the Grandview Heights City Council on Monday to strengthen the city’s penalties for motorists who cause serious injury or death while using electronic devices.
Montgomery told council members that state law treats many device-related crashes as traffic violations rather than crimes. “We have a law against it, sort of,” she said, adding that current practice lets offenders admit guilt and pay fines through a traffic violations bureau without appearing in court.
Montgomery said the state…
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