The incident occurred on Township Road 394 in Knox County on October 7.
Ohio State Highway Patrol Lieutenant Grewal, Mount Gilead Post commander presented him with a âSaved by the Beltâ certificate signed by Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Thomas J. Stickrath and Colonel Richard S. Fambro, Patrol superintendent.
âMason is a living testimony to the effectiveness of safety belts,â Lieutenant Grewal said. âEveryone needs to buckle up every trip, every time.â
Provisional data from 2019 shows 457 people in Ohio were killed in traffic crashes where a safety belt was available, but not in use.
The âSaved by the Beltâ Club is a joint effort by the Ohio Department of Public Safety and more than 400 Ohio law enforcement agencies. This club is designed to recognize people who have benefited from their decision to wear safety belts.
While the pandemic shut down many events and delayed numerous other activities this past year, 2020 still offered some significant news in the area.
Below is a noncomprehensive list of some notable highlights â and lowlights â from the past 12 months.
January
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The biggest local crime story of the year was right at the beginning: a double homicide in Concord Township.
Blake Sargi of Concord Township, left, sits with his attorneys Brad Wolfe and Ian N. Friedman Jan. 14 during a probable cause hearing. Sargi is accused of murdering two people in the township Jan. 3. News-Herald file
Blake E. Sargi of Concord is accused of shooting and killing Euclid residents Heavenly Goddess Murphy-Jackson and William Larondez Jackson on Jan. 3.
Sabina-area woman joins ‘Saved by the Belt’ club
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From left, Angela Luttrell of Clinton County is presented a “Saved by the Belt” certificate from Wilmington Post Commander and Lieutenant Stanley A. Jordan.
Gary Huffenberger | News Journal
WILMINGTON Sabina-area resident Angela Luttrell joined Ohio’s “Saved by the Belt” club this week after her vehicle safety belt saved her this year from having life-threatening injuries.
The accident occurred on Routes 22 and 3 in Clinton County on Nov. 9.
“Angela is a living testimony to the effectiveness of safety belts,” said Ohio State Highway Lieutenant Stanley A. Jordan, who is commander at the Wilmington post.
YOUNGSTOWN The 7th District Court of Appeals has overturned a ruling in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court that dismissed a civil suit filed by a Warren woman over the purchase of a used car.
The ruling means the case goes back to Judge Maureen Sweeney and her magistrate, Dennis Sarisky, for further litigation.
Sweeney ruled Oct. 30, 2019, in favor of the request of Edward Wallace of Youngstown for summary judgment, meaning a decision by a judge without a trial. Wallace was the seller of the car.
Sweeney ruled that Wallace did not violate the Consumer Sales Practice Act because there was insufficient evidence that Wallace met the definition of a “supplier” of goods or that he committed an unfair and / or deceptive and / or unconscionable act or practice.