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ASHTABULA, Ohio — It’s been a month since Ohio's new distracting driving law went into effect, and two Ohio counties are leading the state with the highest number of citations issued so far.
“I was stopping you because when you were driving by me, you had your cellphone in your left hand, and you had something on your screen because your screen was illuminated,” said Assink to a 22-year-old he pulled over Sunday. “In comparison, if we look at just October, for example, this year in October, we issued 1362 citations for distracted driving compared to that same month last year,” said Sergeant Bridget Matt. “In 2022, we only issued 563 citations for distracted driving.”
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