CINCINNATI — Life for Terri Bray and her family has changed dramatically over the past few weeks.

Bray's father, Lee Ballard, was riding his motorcycle near downtown Cincinnati on Aug. 23.

"He overcorrected his bike, and he hit a guardrail," Bray said.

Ballard, who had been a rider for 20 years, wasn't wearing a helmet.

He was put on life support, but later died at the hospital just a few days after the accident.

"There wasn't ever a chance of him walking up; it was just a matter of when we'd pull the plug," Bray said.

Cincinnati woman pushing for stricter helmet laws in Ohio after father killed in motorcycle crash

Bray said her father abided by the law when he rode his bike. If a state required him to wear a helmet, she said, it would be on his head.

However, in Ohio, only certai

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