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Blood Test Clears Sober Parent of DUI and Child Endangering

Imagine you are totally sober, but your child’s daycare calls the police and reports you may be intoxicated.  Imagine further the police make you perform field sobriety tests while your toddler is running around on the sidewalk.  Now imagine you are prosecuted for DUI (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio) and Child…

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Pedal Pubs and DUI/OVI on Non-Motorized Vehicles in Ohio

Can you get a DUI (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio) on a vehicle which is not motorized?  Like many legal questions, the answer is, ‘maybe’.  A person involved in a recent ‘pedal pub’ incident found out the hard way the answer is ‘yes’ when operating a mobile bar in Georgia.  But…

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DUI / OVI and Child Endangering in Ohio

The recent arrest of former U.S. Women’s Soccer goalie Hope Solo resulted in significant media coverage.  As articles like this one from CNN reported, Solo was charged in North Carolina with DWI and Child Abuse.  What North Carolina calls ‘DWI’, Ohio calls ‘OVI’.  What North Carolina calls ‘Child Abuse’, Ohio…

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Prosecuting Drivers of Automated Vehicles for DUI/OVI in Ohio

Utah is apparently leading the way in traffic safety measures.  This blog’s last article discussed Utah’s lowering of the ‘legal limit’ for blood alcohol concentration to .05.  Now, Utah is working on a law which makes it illegal for an individual to be under the influence when using a vehicle’s…

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Does Reducing the ‘Legal Limit’ to .05 Make the Roads Safer?

We are in favor of government measures to reduce impaired driving.  We are not in favor of the government providing misleading reports to the public about those measures.  In 2019, Utah introduced a measure to reduce impaired driving:  it lowered the ‘legal limit’ for driving with a blood alcohol concentration…

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What Happens When an Out-of-State Driver Gets a DUI/OVI in Ohio?

When I vacation in other states, people ask me where I’m from.  When I say “Columbus”, I usually have to add “Ohio”.  I have learned that very few people travel to Ohio for vacation.  Some people do travel here for business and personal trips.  Whether here for a business trip,…

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Nate Hobbs’ Case and Detentions for DUI / OVI investigations

Although it is starting to look like it, this is not a blog about NFL players charged with DUI (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio).  Recent articles discussed the cases of Henry Ruggs III and Geno Smith because those cases illustrated legal concepts related to DUI/OVI. The last article, about Geno Smith’s…

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Geno Smith’s Case and Pre-Stop Evidence of DUI / OVI

I heard a report that Geno Smith, quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, was stopped for speeding and arrested on suspicion of DUI (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio).  My first thought was, “speeding doesn’t sound like evidence of DUI”.  It turns out Smith was allegedly going 96 mph in a 60 mph…

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Brain Imaging to Detect Marijuana Intoxication

Determining whether a driver is under the influence of marijuana is challenging.  The standardized field sobriety tests used to predict alcohol levels are ineffective for marijuana intoxication.  Levels of THC and its metabolites in blood and urine are not closely correlated with marijuana intoxication.  So, how can law enforcement determine…

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Does Ohio’s Drugged Driving ‘Per Se’ Law Unconstitutionally Punish Status?

When a person uses marijuana, the high from the THC last for about two hours, but the THC metabolites are detectable in the person’s urine for up to five weeks.  Suppose a person smokes marijuana and a week later is pulled over and investigated for DUI (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio). …

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