Being a Cincinnati injury lawyer in the personal injury business is rarely as heartbreaking as when injury turns fatal. As the Cincinnati cycling community comes together to mourn the death of one of their own—Michael Prater, who died on February 1, 2016 after being struck on the roadway by an SUV—let this serve as a reminder to all of us to take road safety into our own hands to the best of our ability.
Certainly, we can only control our own behavior behind the wheel, but we each also have a responsibility to report dangerous driving when we see it. If you observe another driver being unsafe behind the wheel (i.e., swerving, nodding off, using illicit substances), you can use your mobile phone to dial #677 and report it to the Ohio Highway Patrol.
By conscientiously being attentive to our own good driving habits—observing the speed limit, checking mirrors and blind spots, not driving while intoxicated or overly tired—we can help to prevent accident and injury.
Contact the Cincinnati Law Firm Clements, Taylor, Butkovich & Cohen LPA, Co., at 513.721.6500 or use our contact form to get in touch with our personal injury lawyers.