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Lawyer cited for wearing earphones while driving in Trumbull County
TweetWARREN — The traffic violation handed to Atty. Michael Rossi on Tuesday demonstrates that ignorance of the law is no excuse.
Rossi, of Warren, was pulled over for speeding at 11:52 p.m. on West Market Street, but the Warren patrolman also noticed that he was wearing headphones while listening to the radio.
The officer explained to Rossi that Ohio law prevents drivers from wearing earphones or earplugs while operating a motor vehicle.
He further explained the law does allow the use of one earphone, such as a Bluetooth system for a telephone or a hands-free headset that typically includes a single earphone and a microphone.
Rossi said Tuesday he found the situation embarrassing, but he doesn’t have a problem with the citation.
“I was wrong,” Rossi said, adding that he doesn’t regularly use the headphones but was using his wife’s car and was unfamiliar with the radio. He was listening to a Cleveland Indians game.
For the complete story, read Thursday's Vindicator and Vindy.com
Comments
How is this news? Nothing else newsworthy in the Valley I guess.
Because it's always fun to point at an attorney and laugh. Almost as fun as cow-tipping.
our life is not our own, ppl are always telling u what to do. name the BIG deal
This cop is obviously underworked. He makes the case for Kasich to lower the boom on these idiots.
I guess giving out traffic tickets brings in revenue whereas trying dope dealers and killers cost money so guess where the priorties are
"Rossi, of Warren, was pulled over for speeding"
How fast was he going ? Who cares about the earphones .
Listening to the Indians game..? Who would believe that!
Did they win?
anotherwhiteguy . It may have been more serious than you believe .
The headline reads "earphones" , but the story twice refers to "headphones" . Headphones generally cover the ears & block out a lot more outside sound than do earphones . There could well have been a serious safety issue . This was compounded by the fact he was speeding. Note the speeding was of such magnitude that it attracted the officer's attention before he noticed the headphones .