04 January

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Ohio State Patrol To Enforce Dram Shop Laws

Dram shop is a legal term referring to a bar where alcoholic beverages are sold. Traditionally, it referred to a shop where spirits were sold by the dram, a small unit of liquid. Dram shop laws which are designed to make business establishments liable for the injuries or damages caused by persons to whom they have sold alcohol. For example, if a bar or tavern sells alcohol to a patron, and that patron then injures someone in a car accident, the dram shop law allows the plaintiff to recover damages from the bar as well as the intoxicated person. According to Ohio’s dram shop law, persons who...

31 December

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Avoid A DUI This New Year’s Eve (by DaytonDUI)

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The best way to avoid a DUI this holiday season is to think ahead. I have been defending the accused drunk driver since 1995. Countless people have sat in my office lamenting the fact that they could have avoided the DUI charge by deciding to hail a cab, call a friend or waiting for their sober friend to drive them home. It is my belief that the solution to drunk driving as a societal problem involves focusing on the prevention of the drunk driving situation. Let's make things easier for a person to make a good decision. Here are some tips...

24 December

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Ohio State Highway Patrol Announces Christmas Enforcement Initiative

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On Friday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol issued a press release announcing their annual Christmas enforcement initiative. This year they have stuck with the familiar "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" theme. I expect that the effort will be accompanied by a full media blitz including radio and television commercials. Below is the full text of the press release. Patrol to target impaired drivers this Holiday Season Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be out in full force this holiday season removing dangerous and impaired drivers in an effort to reduce fatal and injury crashes....

19 December

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FBI Investigates False DUI Arrests

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This page has long maintained that the current "Standardized Field Sobriety Test" procedure is fraught with uncertainty and open to subjective interpretation. A federal investigation has been launched against Utah Highway Patrol Cpl. Lisa Steed for civil rights violations. Steed has been accused of arresting people for DUI who were sober. Two judges have found Steed lied on the witness stand and a 2010 memo suggesting she was falsifying arrest reports has emerged. While the vast majority of law enforcement officers are hard-working and dedicated to protecting the public from drunk drivers, this officer may have used her discretion to abuse innocent citizens....

12 December

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OVI in the Xenia Municipal Court

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IF YOU ARE ARRESTED IN XENIA, CEDARVILLE OR BELLBROOK YOUR CASE WILL BE HEARD IN THE XENIA MUNICIPAL COURT Xenia Municipal Court, and the honorable Michael Murry, has jurisdiction over OVI/DUI violations of any ordinance of any municipal corporation within its territory. The Xenia Municipal Court has jurisdiction for the cities of Xenia and Bellbrook; the villages of Yellow Springs, Cedarville, Jamestown, Spring Valley, and Bowersville; and the townships of Sugarcreek, Xenia, Cedarville, New Jasper, Silvercreek, Ceasarcreek, Miami, Jefferson, Ross, and Spring Valley. The Court’s jurisdiction also includes four college campuses: Central State University, Wilberforce University, Cedarville College, and Antioch College. Law enforcement agencies located within the jurisdiction of the court include:...

07 December

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OVI Checkpoint In Middletown & Wapakoneta (December 7, 2012)

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A drunk driving checkpoint will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. Friday night through Saturday on Ohio 4 north of Wilbraham Road in Middletown, the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced this morning.The Auglaize County checkpoint will run from 8pm until midnight on Bellefountain St (near I-75) in Wapakoneta.Put DaytonDUI in your cell phone now (937)776-2671. If you want to receive updated information on sobriety checkpoints, enhanced traffic enforcement, saturation patrols and other important developments that affect you, sign up for text alerts on the main page of this blog. Text alerts will be sent directly to your mobile device/smartphone in...

07 December

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Ohio OVI: Standardized Field Sobriety Tests & Marijuana

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State v. Dixon, 2007-Ohio-5189 (Ohio Ct. App. 12th Dist. Clermont County 2007).More and more, we are seeing law enforcement officers arrest drivers on suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence of marijuana. Often, an officer will request a urine test for marijuana after a defendant has blown substantially under the per se alcohol limit on a breath test machine. This raises questions about the proper determination of probable cause. If, for example, no alcohol was suspected how did the officer arrive deduce enough evidence to make an arrest? Were the standardized field sobriety tests administered to detect alcohol or...

21 November

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Effects Of An OVI Conviction (by DaytonDUI.com)

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How does a DUI conviction affect you? A drunk driving charge can affect you in ways that you may not expect. Listed below are some of the more vexing issues associated with an Ohio DUI (OVI). 1. Child Custody - If you are involved in a custody dispute (or have a vindictive spouse who would like to start one), a DUI/OVI conviction can be used against you in domestic relations court. Automatic suspensions may make it difficult to exercise visitation with your children. You may also find a court who will refuse to let you transport the children due to a DUI/OVI conviction, thereby increasing the...

31 October

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Halloween DUI Crackdown (by Dayton DUI)

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The Ohio State Highway Patrol has announced a DUI enforcement initiative as part of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign which will coincide with the Halloween holiday. 79 local law enforcement agencies have planned more than 1,700 hours of enforcement as well as at least 14 checkpoints and more than 1,000 hours of saturation patrols around the state. As Halloween gains in popularity as a celebration, police are vigilant in patrolling the highways for impaired drivers. “There isn’t a Halloween costume clever enough to hide a drunk driver who’s made the dangerous decision to get behind the wheel,” said...

26 October

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New Carlisle, Ohio OVI Checkpoint (October 26, 2012)

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The Clark County OVI Task Force will conduct a sobriety checkpoint to deter, and intercept drunk drivers. The checkpoint will be held on Friday, October 26, 2012. The checkpoint will be located at 603 S. Main St. in New Carlisle and the checkpoint will be starting at 9:00 p.m. in the evening.In addition, the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be conducting an OVI Checkpoints in Cuyahoga and Lorain Counties this weekend. At this time we have no additional checkpoints planned in the Miami Valley.If you want to receive updated information on sobriety checkpoints, enhanced traffic enforcement, saturation patrols and other important developments that affect...

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