What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio
I am a student at OSU and yesterday was the half-marathon race that cuts through campus along high street. I was walking home in the morning and came across 6,000+ runners and I needed to get to my house because I had people coming over for a graduation brunch (did not have 2 hours to wait until everyone ran past that point). I asked the officer (sheriff) when I could cross the street and he said "it will be awhile" so after five minutes, I waited for the crosswalk to indicate that I could walk, waited until there were no running participants coming, and walked across the street. It caused no delay to any runners and I was violating no traffic laws other than the fact that there was a very unhappy sheriff who called me over and took my information indicating a summons would be sent to me. What does this mean exactly and what can I expect in charges?
Thank you!
I am a student at OSU and yesterday was the half-marathon race that cuts through campus along high street. I was walking home in the morning and came across 6,000+ runners and I needed to get to my house because I had people coming over for a graduation brunch (did not have 2 hours to wait until everyone ran past that point). I asked the officer (sheriff) when I could cross the street and he said "it will be awhile" so after five minutes, I waited for the crosswalk to indicate that I could walk, waited until there were no running participants coming, and walked across the street. It caused no delay to any runners and I was violating no traffic laws other than the fact that there was a very unhappy sheriff who called me over and took my information indicating a summons would be sent to me. What does this mean exactly and what can I expect in charges?
Thank you!
