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UPDATE – KELLY COX PLEADS GUILTY TO KILLING JUDGE CHIP HENRY

The case against Kelly Cox, the motorist accused of driving drunk, with an amazing 0.28%BAC, and killing cyclist Chip Henry, was set for trial today, January 23, 2012. Numerous subpoenas had issued and the Henry family assembled for the ordeal that criminal trials are for the families of those killed. Instead of starting trial, though, [...]

10 Reasons Motorcyclists Don’t “Wave”

The “wave” is ubiquitous to motorcycling… you approach an oncoming rider, you do the “wave” – sometimes it’s arms out or hands down or fingers pointed or whatever… but waving is certainly accepted… Here, though, is a pretty nice list that compares the [alleged] reasons why the owners of certain types or brands of motorcycles [...]

“I AM Traffic” – Getting Out of a Ticket & Revisiting AFRAP

I got a call the other day from a fellow, Brent Nimmo, who is an AVID cyclist in the Columbus, Ohio… well… “avid” probably isn’t a strong enough adjective – passionate bordering on fanatical maybe? This is the story of how this 54 year old diabetic talked his way out of an “impeding traffic” ticket [...]

FIND THE BIKELAWYER ONLINE

A few months ago I had the absolute pleasure of having a conversation with Ann Fisher about Bikes and the Law. Ann’s very popular radio show followers happened to be listening and, lo and behold, a tape was made – or whatever substitutes for digital “tape” these days… You can listen here. I took second [...]

KELLY COX SEEKS NEW VENUE, COMPETENCY TESTING & SUPPRESSION OF ALCHOL TESTING

In Geauga County Kelly Cox has been charged with driving drunk – with a HUGE BAC – and killing Judge Chip Henry. She recently filed three motions asking the court to - move the case to a different venue. - determine if she is comptent to stand trial and - suppress the alcohol testing. You can [...]

PRISON FOR STEVE BARBOUR’S KILLER – ED MILLER

Regular readers know that I have written quite a bit about the Ed Miller case and was also asked to write an Op-Ed piece in the Columbus Dispatch about cyclist/motorist tensions stemming from the case. Miller is the motorist who went out partying with his buddy, Columbus TV personality Gabe Spiegel, in July 2008. They drank [...]

In Florida – Judge Allows Punitive Damages in TEXTING Case

James Caskey was killed in 2008 while riding his bike in Florida. His estate sued the Lawrence Daniels, the motorist that hit him – nothing unusual there, happens all the time. The twist in this case is that Caskey’s estate claims Daniels was texting at the time of the crash – and the judge has [...]

Cyclist Killed in Hamilton, Ohio

Not many details yet, but a cyclist was killed around 7:15pm October 14 in Hamilton, Ohio. According to one news report: “…At 7:17 p.m. Friday, a man was crossing the road in front of 2039 South Erie Highway when he was struck by vehicle traveling north on Erie Highway, according to the Hamilton Police… The victim [...]

ED MILLER PLEADS GUILTY – How can YOU Participate Now?

Steve Barbour was a beloved Columbus cyclist. He was a retired civil engineer from O.D.O.T. A long-time member of Columbus Outdoor Pursuits, he had been a ride leader since the 1980′s. He was on his way to lead a C.O.P. ride the morning he was run down and killed by Ed Miller. I have [...]

To The TWITTERSHERE and BEYOND!

Yes, yes, it’s true… the Bike Lawyer is in the Twitter House. You can find me @ohiobikelawyer through Twitter. I’m still working on controlling my thoughts to 140 characters… not so easy when you have an unlimited white board available on this page!