A Cincinnati man is facing a judge after police say he pushed a driver out of her car during a traffic stop and then ran over a woman's legs while fleeing, leaving her with serious injuries. Ricardo Nash has been charged with aggravated robbery and felonious assault, according to the report.
According to WKRC, Nash was a passenger in the car when the traffic stop began. Police say he then pushed the driver out of the vehicle, took the wheel himself, and drove off — running over the legs of a woman in the process. She suffered serious injury, according to the station's report.
Nash was charged with aggravated robbery and felonious assault. Court documents cited by the outlet indicate Nash was already facing a separate case: he had been accused of fleeing another traffic stop in Cincinnati back in August, just weeks before this latest incident.
What the Charges Mean Under Ohio Law
Ohio Revised Code § 2911.01 addresses aggravated robbery involving a dangerous ordnance or weapon under specified circumstances, according to Attorney Adam Burke LLC.
The felonious assault charge falls under Ohio Revised Code § 2903.11, a second-degree felony punishable by two to eight years in prison and fines up to $15,000, as outlined by Patituce & Associates. That statute covers anyone who knowingly causes serious physical harm to another person. Ohio Revised Code § 2901.01 defines “serious physical harm” to include injuries carrying a substantial risk of death, permanent disfigurement, or acute pain resulting in substantial suffering, per Hartwig Law LLC — a threshold that running over someone's legs with a vehicle would satisfy.
The Supreme Court of Ohio guide discusses indefinite sentencing and mandatory prison provisions that may apply to certain non-life first- and second-degree felonies, subject to additional statutory conditions, according to the Supreme Court of Ohio.
A Pattern of Traffic Stops Turning Dangerous
Nash's alleged August 2026 flight from a separate Cincinnati traffic stop, cited in court documents, raises questions about what conditions, if any, governed his release before this second incident — details that remain unclear from available records. Ohio law treats fleeing or failing to comply with a police officer's signal as a first-degree misdemeanor in most cases, but the offense escalates to a third-degree felony when the driver's actions cause serious physical harm or occur during flight from a felony, according to Riddell Law LLC.
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The exact relationship between Nash and the woman injured, along with the full extent of her physical condition, has not been detailed in available court records. Nash's case involves aggravated robbery and felonious assault charges.
