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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Haylie did you file the report anyway?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Richard Payne, President <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>937/829/3368</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="mailto:Rchpay7@gmail.com"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Rchpay7@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://www.nfbohio.org/"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>www.nfbohio.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> OAGDU <oagdu-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Haylie Gallacher via OAGDU<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 16, 2026 3:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> oagdu@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Haylie Gallacher <haylieg2780@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [OAGDU] A Heads Up about a now Hopefully Terminated Lyft Driver<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I ordered a Lyft ride at about 12:30 P.M. on August 13<sup>th</sup>, 2026 to get to an appointment. The driver, Khaled, with license plate numberKVA2320 arrived and as I approached the vehicle and reached for the door handle, the driver stated no pets. Even after I stated my dog is a service animal and by law you cannot refuse me a ride, he stated no pets again. He violated not only Lyft’s policy, but he violated state and federal law as well. He clearly knew I had a service animal as well since I have the optional service animal notification for drivers enabled. He had a clear path to proceed forward, but instead, he intentionally reversed his vehicle and struck me with his passenger side mirror. Before I could move myself and my Seeing Eye Dog out of the way, he did this a second time. We are okay, but the Warren County Sherrif department is not going to file charges against this driver even though this was a hit and run under Ohio law and an assault with a deadly weapon.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hoping Evelyn’s work has recovered from how horrible her work was this past Thursday.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Haylie<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>