The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-14
DEATH
Turks in Reckless Speeding,
and Time to Call Halt
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PROSE-
CUTTING ATTORNEY OF MERCER
COUNTY

! Time and again come the reports from
| eye witnesses that in some sections es-
/ pccially "a suecd craze and daredeyilness
| by automobile drivers is practiced on pub
! lie roads which are to be used for horse
| drawn vehicles as well as automobiles.
! Just now the report comes out of such
| speed craze which results in the injur-
| ing Of woman seriously if not fatally
and in the very section of the county from
which time and again come reports by eye
Witnesses that it is simply a risk of life
to 90 on the road with a horse drawn
vehicle. As reported, the above case was
fragrant violation of the law
for one think that it is your duty un-
der Section 2g16 to look into this matter
Of destroying public safety: first destroy
| ing property and mainly destroying life.
II is munsliughtcr pure and simple to
kill a person by such unreasonable unWar-
ranted speeding Just as much as ii Is to
shoot revolver at person. In both
YOU have chance to avoid killing the
person: the bullet may miss or the car
may accidentally come cut right side up.
our roads here are not at all in cOndi-
tiOn to permit and justify driving at such
peeds as is generally the case. Public
safety cannot be maintained at that speed
and is 1agrautly violation of our laws
ana our officers should be made respon-
sible if boy their negligence public safety
@ - ~ H., an IL u,E
seems to be dsregarded by some cranks
in running an automobile.
Public safety demands a sane and con-
ana aIIi be il n motor or horse drawn We
hice and anybody that causes death
I'I'iT M ,,,,ll,,f.d ~, '.',.t., 'ilIIS - - 20
snd ot,r. stobd1rd or nt,hIic gofstW s6onId
not be as low as 1t is now.
tba aboVe case NOR do 7 lrnou, the Isdv
ti'Tt art NM Iuf I'm ma ln,iH i L1't-''
L,5rd c,a,,itnesssg eta+e of tba recIriass
"nea6io6 in dapfgsnt Violation ~ tho law
n,, Ire n,lTIi" Tn'G. TIn+ - - - ~,
ana ''lE e,p puDl' sc arI IIW3 an iT,itd
Snecd 1cC0rding to CirCunstanr@s driying
on nIlbIic roads 50 Thai tbe horse drawn
vehicles ana The peneraI nuLiic iS safe
Too anu p'"''' 10 ''i'
Section 1oG0i of tba Ohio Autor,obiIe
ora,eIa Or ,,otor v9I,cla a. oreafe,,
snesd tbo, miles TG, hon. n, tbS7 - GI,i
ness and closely briilt IN portjons Of a
mIInfcin9Iitv or more tbap Il miles in
,,,,[ otI,ar ,ortion Of q. n,,,,,i ,.i,,.'iit,, d
i,'Gr tbgn % n5ips o,iteida Of ,,lr ,,,I,i
inaifty which means fhe nu6iic road shall
On GrSt offonsa he 6nsd not ,l,nra' tbo,1
S55 ana ON second ofrgnse moi less tban S55 |
nor ,,1Gre tbon eEO ''''''' W.
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