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Driver accused in road rage episode pleads innocent
TweetCORTLAND — The driver of a car accused of running another driver off of the state Route 5 Outerbelt Friday afternoon has pleaded innocent to two charges of felonious assault.
Joshua Ford, 22, of 2182 Henn-Hyde Road, Cortland, will return to Central District Court at 9 a.m. today for a preliminary hearing on the charges. If convicted, he could face up to 16 years in prison.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Ford was westbound on the highway between the Elm Road and Larchmont Avenue exits in his Toyota Scion. A PT Cruiser containing a woman and her 5-year-old daughter was also westbound.
Ford apparently became upset with the woman and intentionally drove her off of the road, witnesses told the patrol.
Her car flipped sideways twice before falling end over end into a metal pole supporting a road sign, the patrol said.
The woman was treated for a right leg injury at St. Joseph Health Center in Warren, and the girl suffered rub burns from her seat belt.
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He is pleading not guilty so he can get a deal with less time. He faces up to 16 years.
If I was the Judge I'd offer a deal where he pleads guilty and I'd sentence him to 15 years and 11 months. Hey, I'm not jerk - I'd give him 15 years and 10 months if he showed good behaviour.
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I hadn't heard this story till now. It makes me sick.
Was she talking on her cell phone and driving 40mph in a 55 zone? I dont condone what he did but have encountered too many people driving waaaaaay under the speed limit while talking on their phones. I have often wished we all drove "Bumper Cars" like at the carnival so I could tap into them and knock that GD cell phone out of their hand!