State v. Beener

The defendant was found guilty of a violation of E. C. 4511.201, which provides that no person shall operate a vehicle on a public highway “without due regard for the safety of persons or property.” This section carried the caption of “reckless operation of vehicles”; however, - since an amendment in 1967, adding a second paragraph on competitive operation, Page’s Ohio Eevised Code has added the following title: “Reckless operation off streets and highways; competitive operation.”

There is testimony that appellant operated a vehicle, with children as passengers, at a speed of 100 miles per…