New distracted driving law became enforceable on October 5
FINDLAY__Troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Findlay District will focus efforts on curbing distracted driving this weekend, as Ohio’s new distracted driving law became enforceable on October 5. The northwest Ohio initiative started at 12 a.m. on October 6, and will end at 11:59 p.m. on October 8.
On April 4, Ohio’s distracted driving law became stricter and is now a primary offense. The new law gave law enforcement officers probable cause to pull over motorists if they witness them illegally using a cell phone or other electronic device. Since then, there have been 446 distracted driving-related crashes in the Findlay District, a 10 percent decrease over the same time frame in 2022. While these numbers are encouraging, distracted driving still occurs on a daily basis on our roadways. In an effort to reduce the number of distracted driving-related crashes, northwest Ohio troopers will be out this weekend looking for drivers violating the new law.
“The purpose of this initiative is to bring further awareness and education to the problem of distracted driving,” said Captain William N. Bowers, Findlay District commander. “Crashes involving distracted driving are preventable and choosing to drive distracted can result in devastating consequences.”
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By Cort Reynolds
The Ada High School boys soccer team lost to visiting Van Buren 4-2 in a North Central Ohio Soccer Association match on a hot Wednesday night, October 4, at War Memorial Stadium.
The game was also Bulldog Senior Night and the “Pink Out” cancer cure match for Ada.
“Huge thanks out to everyone that came out to support us and donating to one of our soccer family mom’s fight against cancer,” said Ada head coach Jason Okuly.
The Ada football team visits slumping league foe Spencerville on Friday, October 6, looking for their second straight win to reach .500 after week eight.
Ada is 1-2 at home this season and 2-2 on the road after the 28-0 win at Delphos Jefferson last Friday. The Bearcats are 0-3 at home and 0-4 on the road.
