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Diet Soda Can Elevate Blood Alcohol Concentration
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Continue readingBeginning July 1, 2015, juvenile drivers issued a probationary license will face restrictions on when they can drive and how many passengers are allowed in the car while driving based on experience instead of age. This change is a result of Ohio’s Drive Toward a Safer Ohio Initiative and is an effort to increase the level of experience for Ohio’s young drivers.“The change in driving times and the passenger restrictions during the first 12 months of driving allows Ohio’s young motorists to gain more experience on the road, while reducing their risks,” said Karhlton Moore, Executive Director of the Office...
Continue readingHere is a tool that every DUI attorney should have in their arsenal. It is a study entitled, Absorption, Distribution and Elimination of Alcohol: Highway Safety Aspects and it has a number of facts that a jury should know:The time that elapses between the driving of the car and the time of the chemical test can produce significantly different blood alcohol concentrations. The time that passes from the end of the alcohol intake until the peak alcohol concentration varies from 14 to 138 minutes in one study, to 12 to 166 minutes in another study. It is impossible to convert the alcohol concentration of...
Continue readingTroopers Will Ticket You For Seat Belt Law Violations Starting Monday! On Monday (May 18, 2015) the Ohio State Highway Patrol will begin a seat belt law enforcement blitz targeting drivers and passengers who are not buckled up. The seat belt crackdown is part of the national Click It or Ticket campaign.What makes this an interesting push by troopers is Ohio's seatbelt law (O.R.C. 4513.263 ) is a secondary offense, meaning that a trooper has to have another reason for pulling you over. Primary seat belt laws allow law enforcement officers to ticket a driver or passenger for not wearing a seat belt,...
Continue readingDayton red light cameras are still on! Dayton has 30 speed and red light cameras in use throughout the city. Despite a law passed by the Ohio legislature, the cameras remain running due to a decision by Judge Barbara Gorman in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Court. Due to the Dayton ruling, and similar rulings in Toldeo and Akron, the cameras are running until the matters are fully litigated in the courts. For opponents of the cameras the outlook is bleak if the courts have the final say. In 2008 and again in December of 2014, the Ohio Supreme...
Continue readingAs a Vandalia OVI attorney, we are often confronted with the reality that current law makes managing your Ohio operator's license a mess. We spend a great deal of time and effort fixing any issues that you may have had in the past and get you driving privileges.Luckily, the Vandalia Municipal Court offers a License Intervention Program that is accessible to all. The License Intervention Program (LIP) is managed through the Probation Department. This program assists individuals in obtaining a valid Ohio operator's license or driving privileges. The individual must meet the criteria as set by the Court.You can reach...
Continue readingThere will be an Ohio OVI blitz along Interstate 75 this weekend. The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be joining forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project to focus on speed, safety belt and OVI enforcement along Interstate 75. The initiative will take place from Friday, February 20 at 12:01 a.m. through Sunday, February 22 at 11:59 p.m. This high-visibility enforcement effort will include the Kentucky State Police, Michigan State Police and Ohio State Highway Patrol. The 6-State Trooper Project is a multi-state law enforcement partnership aimed at providing combined and coordinated law enforcement and security services in the...
Continue readingDriving Is A Right - Not A Privilege!Have you ever been told that "driving is a privilege?" Bah! This author argues that case law needs to be expanded to include “driving” as a fundamental right under the First Amendment’s Freedom of Assembly. Thus, the analysis should be under the substantive due process analysis not simply under the procedural due process analysis.Because the human rights of freedom of movement, right to earn a living and the right to peaceably assemble are only capable of being maintained with a valid driver’s license, the Court should require a more rigorous standard before depriving...
Continue readingEffective January 5, 2015, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) will issue a new format of the Ohio Drivers License (DL) and Identification Cards (ID) to customers renewing their DL or ID.Visible changes to the DL and ID include: •Blue/green card in place of the salmon colored card •Laminate on front of card now contains the word “OHIO” and the year “1803” near the top of the cardIndividuals holding an Ohio Drivers License or ID printed in the old formats are still valid until the DL or ID is expired. Customers are not required to obtain a replacement DL or ID if...
Continue readingNo More Dayton Cameras - We Win! The Dayton Police Department has announced that it will STOP using traffic cameras for speed and traffic enforcement. An Ohio law takes effect March 19, 2015 that requires that a police officer witness traffic infractions at intersections where a camera is used. The city will lose all of the 20 fixed red-light and speed cameras throughout Dayton.Dayton police will continue to use three Mobile Speed Vehicles around high incident intersections to capture traffic violations. A police officer will travel with the vehicle to witness any infractions in addition to onboard cameras as is...
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