On behalf of Law Office of C.F. Cowan, P.L.L.C. | Sep 11, 2019 | Firm News
Have you received a ticket for failure to yield when turning left? Here is an overlooked defense that the prosecution may not anticipate. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 4511.42, “[t]he operator of a vehicle … intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into...
On behalf of Law Office of C.F. Cowan, P.L.L.C. | Sep 11, 2019 | Firm News
Have you ever tried to turn from a street controlled by a stop sign onto a busy street that is not controlled by a stop sign or a traffic light? What if this busy street had only two travel lanes with one northbound travel lane and one southbound lane. Ordinarily,...
On behalf of Law Office of C.F. Cowan, P.L.L.C. | Sep 11, 2019 | Firm News
The most important issue in a red-light crash case is whether you were already in the intersection before the traffic light turned red. If you entered an intersection on a green light or a yellow light, and then the light turned red, then you are entitled to clear the...
On behalf of Law Office of C.F. Cowan, P.L.L.C. | Sep 10, 2019 | Firm News
I was talking to a friend of mine who is a prominent attorney in town. He mentioned hiring an attorney to represent him on a traffic ticket for a moving violation that he received in Florida. I am aware of another instance where a judge hired a traffic attorney for a...
