Tag Archives: OVI Lawyer in Columbus Ohio

With the legalization of marijuana use, both medicinal and recreational, law enforcement is concerned about the increased number of drivers impaired by THC.  Tests currently used by law enforcement measure THC levels in a driver’s bodily fluids.  However, it can be difficult for law enforcement to identify a driver who is impaired by THC, as THC levels do not closely correlate with THC impairment.  A private company is developing a test to determine whether a driver’s brain functions are impaired ... Read More »

Cars don’t get DUIs.  People get DUIs.  But they get them in cars…and SUVs, and trucks, and even on electric scooters and golf carts. So, are there some models of vehicles which have more DUIs than others?  In this electronic age, you know someone somewhere has the data to answer that question.  That someone is insurify.com, and they did the number-crunching to provide a list of the Top 10 vehicles with the most DUIs in 2021. Read More »

ABC News reported that former Americna Idol star Caleb Andrew Kennedy was charged with DUI resulting in death.  At age 17, Kennedy faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of the charge.  Kennedy’s crash occurred in South Carolina.  What penalties would a driver face if charged with an equivalent offense in Ohio? Read More »

State and federal governments have implemented various methods to combat impaired driving in the United States.  One approach was creating DUI per se laws which made it illegal to operate a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of .10 or higher.  That ‘per se limit’ was later lowered to .08.  Other methods have included sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and public relations campaigns.  The newest strategy, included in the federal 2021 Infrastructure Bill, is to install impaired driving detection systems in ... Read More »

It’s New Year’s Eve.  Some call it ‘amateur night’ because people who do not drink alcohol regularly will be drinking tonight.  And some of them will be driving afterward.  If you can avoid driving tonight, you should.  If you can’t avoid driving tonight, it is definitely a time to be extra careful.  You should be cautious about the other drivers on the road, and you should be responsible about your own condition.  You should also be aware that law enforcement ... Read More »

Accident reconstruction evidence was the subject of a recent appellate case in Ohio.  Everyone has heard of accident reconstruction, but most people do not know much about it.  This raises the question of whether accident reconstruction evidence involves ‘expert testimony’.  That question was answered by the Ohio appellate court in State v. Davis.  That case illustrates the significance of the ‘expert testimony’ label and contains important lessons for Ohio attorneys who handle cases of OVI, Vehicular Assault, and Vehicular Homicide. Read More »

Ohio law prohibits operating a vehicle with prohibited levels of drug metabolites in one’s blood or urine.  The law is inconsistent with science, but attacks on the law’s validity have been unsuccessful.  A new case from the Ohio Supreme Court on the issue of drug metabolites hints that the Court may be open to examining the validity of Ohio’s drugged driving law. Read More »

Why would somebody want to read a book about Ohio Vehicular Homicide or Ohio Vehicular Assault?  Most people wouldn’t.  The topic is not especially interesting to people, except maybe those who love crime documentaries.  And those who are charged with Vehicular Homicide or Vehicular Assault.  For them, these books instantly become a must-read. Read More »