City of Cincinnati v. Dryden

David C. Stockdale, Judge.

This matter is before the court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. The essential facts have been either stipulated by the parties or judicially noticed by the court.

On April 15, 1998, the defendant, John D. Dryden, was operating a motor vehicle north on Interstate 75 crossing the Ohio River on the Brent Spence Memorial Bridge. At a point on the bridge midway between the Kentucky shoreline and the Ohio shoreline, the defendant struck the rear of the vehicle traveling in front of him. The Cincinnati police were summoned and the defendant was…