THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL REMINDS MOTORISTS THAT SAFETY BELTS DO SAVE LIVES!! IN 2011 NEARLY 65 PERCENT OF PEOPLE KILLED ON OHIO’S ROADWAYS WERE NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT. “IT’S SIMPLE – SAFETY BELTS SAVE LIVES AND REDUCE INJURY IN CRASHES,” SHARED COL. JOHN BORN, PATROL SUPERINTENDENT. HE SAYS, “IT IS THE EASIEST THING YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS.” THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION REPORTS THAT SAFETY BELTS SAVE OVER 13,000 LIVES EVERY YEAR AND REMAIN THE SINGLE MOST EFFECTIVE THING YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF IN A CRASH. OHIO’S SAFETY BELT LAW REMAINS A SECONDARY VIOLATION, HOWEVER TROOPERS CONTINUE ZERO TOLERANCE ENFORCEMENT WHEN MOTORISTS ARE STOPPED FOR OTHER VIOLATIONS ARE FOUND TO NOT BE WEARING SEATBELTS. TROOPERS ASK THAT YOU WEAR YOUR SAFETY BELT EVERY TIME AND INSIST THAT THOSE WHO TRAVEL WITH YOU BUCKLE-UP AS WELL.
AT LEAST ONE PERSON DIED IN A MOBILE HOME FIRE IN PLEASANT TOWNSHIP IN CLARK COUNTY. THE FIRE WAS REPORTED AROUND 11PM THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE 80 BLOCK OF BANYON DRIVE. REPORTS INDICATE THE MOBILE HOME WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES UPON ARRIVAL OF EMERGENCY CREWS.
A SMALL CAR BECAME STUCK ON RAILROAD TRACKS IN SHELBY COUNTY NEAR SIDNEY RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF THE 77 YEAR OLD MAN WHEN A TRAIN STRUCK THE CAR. THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INDICATES THE MAN WAS ON THE PHONE WITH 911 ASKING A DISPATCHER TO SEND HIM HELP. INVESTIGATORS DON’T THINK THE MAN WAS ON THE TRACKS IN HIS FORD FOCUS FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE THE IMPACT OF THE TRAIN. FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION RECORDS SHOW THAT THIS IS THE SIXTH TRAIN-VEHICLE COLLISION AT THE SAME RAILROAD CROSSING IN A 33-YEAR SPAN. THE MOST RECENT COLLISION AT THAT CROSSING WAS IN FEBRUARY 2007 WHEN AN UNOCCUPIED STOLEN SUV WAS STRUCK BY A CSX FREIGHT TRAIN. STATEWIDE THIS YEAR THROUGH AUGUST, THERE HAS BEEN EIGHT FATAL AND 14 INJURY ACCIDENTS AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS.
A MAIL CARRIER WAS STABBED THURSDAY MORNING IN TROTWOOD ACCORDING TO A REPORT IN THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS AND SUFFERED FACIAL INJURIES. 45 YEAR OLD ROBERT POWELL WAS BEING HELD IN THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL PENDING A CHARGE OF FELONIOUS ASSAULT FOR STABBING THE FEMALE MAIL CARRIER AFTER SHE DID NOT HAVE HIS DISABILITY CHECK. THE MAIL CARRIER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS, BUT NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES TO HER FACE AND EYE. POSTAL INSPECTOR LISA FITZPATRICK SAID ASSAULTS ON POSTAL WORKERS ARE VERY UNCOMMON. SHE STATED, “OUR BIGGEST THREAT TO OUR CARRIERS IS DOG BITES.” TROTWOOD POLICE CAPTAIN JOHN PORTER SAID POLICE ARE LOOKING INTO THE POSSIBILITY THAT POWELL HAD NOT BEEN TAKING HIS PRESCRIBED MEDICATION.
YOU CAN WALK AND TALK WITH A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL CONCERNING VARIOUS TOPICS OF HEALTH AT THE “WALK AND TALK” TO BE HELD THIS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH FROM 5:30-6:30PM AT SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, 701 E. HOME ROAD IN SPRINGFIELD. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CLARK COUNTY COMBINED HEALTH DISTRICT AT 937/390-5600.
REMEMBER IN THIS TIME OF COLD WEATHER THAT MANY DO NOT HAVE COATS OR HATS OR GLOVES TO KEEP THEM WARM. THE WARM COATS-WARM HEARTS COAT DRIVE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL NOVEMBER 25TH WHERE YOU CAN TAKE COATS, SWEATERS, JACKETS, HATS, GLOVES AND SCARVES…ITEMS TO KEEP SOMEONE WARM THIS WINTER…TO JACKSON, LYTLE & LEWIS FUNERAL HOME, 2425 N. LIMESTONE STREET IN SPRINGFIELD. THEY ARE TEAMING UP WITH THE SALVATION ARMY TO GET THESE ITEMS TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM AT NO COST. USED ITEMS ARE ACCEPTABLE AS LONG AS THEY ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL 937/399-2811.
OHIO’S LT. GOVERNOR AND DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE DIRECTOR MARY TAYLOR HAS SOME ADVICE IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. BE SURE YOU STAY AWAY FROM MOVING TRAFFIC AFTER AN ACCIDENT…DO NOT PUT YOURSELF IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. ASSIST OTHERS IF NECESSARY, CHECKING THE PASSENGERS IN YOUR CAR AND IN THE OTHER VEHICLE TO SEE IF THEY NEED HELP, BUT ONLY IF IT DOESN’T PUT YOU IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. CALL EMERGENCY PERSONNEL IF NECESSARY. TAKE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE AND THE ACCIDENT SCENE. BE SURE TO EXCHANGE NAMES, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, AND DATE OF BRITH WITH THE OTHER DRIVERS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, AS WELL AS THEIR INSURANCE INFORMATION, INCLUDING THEIR POLICY NUMBER. DO NOT DISCUSS WHOSE FAULT THE ACCIDENT WAS. GET CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE SEEN THE ACCIDENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND/ OR POLICE MAY WANT TO SPEAK TO ANY WITNESSES LATER. IF THE ACCIDENT IS NOT SERIOUS, TAYLOR SAYS YOU DO NOT NEED TO CALL THE POLICE TO DO A REPORT AT THE SCENE. YOU CAN MOVE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND THEN FILE A REPORT LATER. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AT: 1/800-686-1526 OR GO ON-LINE TO THEIR WEBSITE AT: WWW.INSURANCE.OHIO.GOV .
COLLECTION TIMES FOR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD AT WEEC WILL BE SATURDAY FROM NOON-2PM, SUNDAY 12:30-4PM AND THE LAST DAY WILL BE MONDAY FROM 8AM-NOON. BRING A SHOEBOX GIFT TO SHARE WITH A NEEDY CHILD AROUND THE WORLD!
COLD CONDITIONS CONTINUE AROUND THE MIAMI VALLEY AS LOWS TONIGHT DROP TO 30 DEGREES UNDER CLEAR SKIES. IT WILL BE SUNNY FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 52 ON SATURDAY, GOING UP TO 54 FOR SUNDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WILL DROP TO ABOUT 33 DEGREES.
