You may have been out on a Friday night with a few friends and had a few beers to celebrate. Or you go to your family’s holiday party and drink one too many spiked eggnogs or cocktails. Before you know it, on your way home, police pull you over. Maybe you were...
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What factors can cause an incorrect breathalyzer reading?
Have or someone you know been pulled over by the police for suspicion of drinking and driving? Then the officer asked you to take a breath test to measure your blood alcohol concentration, and you blow way higher than you expected? You can honestly claim that you...
Auto-brewery syndrome leads to DUI dismissal
Ohioans may be interested in a recent DUI case out of New York. In the case, a woman who was charged with a DUI after testing revealed her blood alcohol concentration to be nearly four times the limit had her case dismissed.According to reports, the woman had gone for...
DUI breath testing goes to Supreme Court
Ohio motorists may be interested in an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case concerning the use of breath tests in DUI stops. Media sources report that the nation's highest court is expected to rule on whether motorists may be charged with a crime for refusing to submit to...
Buckeyes quarterback charged with OVI
According to law enforcement authorities, Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett was charged with operating a vehicle while he was impaired by alcohol on Oct. 31. The charge led to his being suspending by the football team for one game. Reportedly, Mr. Barrett,...
The use of a novel defense for DUI manslaughter
Ohio residents may recall the 2013 incident when a minor from Texas whose alcohol level registered three times the legal limit hit a group of individuals who were standing at the side of the road attending to a disabled vehicle, killing four of them. After a...
Car chase leads to drunk driving charges
In an incident that took place on Aug. 1, 2015, in North Ridgeville, Ohio, a 39-year-old man led police on a small chase after an officer saw the man's vehicle and suspected drunk driving. The man's car was spotted at around 2:00 a.m. near the intersection of Chestnut...
What are your options for defending a DUI charge?
Drunk driving convictions carry stiff penalties in Ohio. You could lose your license, be subjected to fines and possibly go to jail depending on the circumstances of your case. Because any of these consequences could have a major impact on your life, you may be...
How DUI penalties vary by state
Ohio is one of the more lenient states when it comes to drunk driving penalties, according to a study conducted by WalletHub. The financial website ranked states on how strict they are on DUI by analyzing how every state scored on a list of 15 key metrics. Some of the...
An explanation of plea bargains for DUI
Part of the evaluation that an attorney conducts for a DUI case is determining whether it is better for the defendant to accept or negotiate a plea bargain or to go to trial. DUI defendants in Ohio have the choice of requesting public defenders or retaining private...