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I recently had a conversation with a New York driver who was charged and convicted of DUI while in Columbus Ohio watching an Ohio State game. We’ll call her Hilary. The facts of her case were not particularly egregious and she was sentenced accordingly. Her sentence included suspended jail time, three days in a treatment […]

  Do you have a son or daughter who is leaving for college in Ohio this fall? If so, there’s only a few weeks left before the start of the fall semester and your emotions are probably starting to amplify. First and foremost, most parents feel extremely proud of their child and happy to see […]

A South Carolina woman traveling through Chillicothe Ohio spent three days in jail after being falsely arrested for DUI by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. South Carolina citizen, Catrena Green, was traveling to Walmart at approximately 10:30 pm to get some food on a Sunday evening.  Traveling in the opposite direction was an Ohio State […]

There is a serious battle against drinking and driving in Ohio and it’s not difficult to see why: (1) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that almost 30 million U.S. citizens admitted to drinking and driving in the 2013; (2) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there are over […]

All DUI, OVI, drinking and driving charges in Ohio have serious consequences.  However, most Ohio drivers aren’t aware that even a first time DUI conviction carries mandatory jail time or in-patient treatment. No exceptions. In my approximate fifteen years as an attorney, I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a judge go below a mandatory minimum […]

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic digestive condition in which contents from a person’s stomach leaks up from the stomach into the esophagus, frequently causing heartburn. The condition occurs when an individual’s lower esophageal sphincter has either deteriorated or is weakened. Severe symptoms include regurgitation of food or sour liquid, also known as acid […]

Diabetes is a very common disease in Ohio and the rest of the country. Experts estimate that fifteen to twenty percent of all Ohio drivers are diabetics. When a diabetic experiences low blood sugar, also known as hypoglycemia, the symptoms can be very similar to alcohol impairment.  As a result, Ohio police officers can mistakenly assume […]

Don’t drive while impaired. Because the DUI laws in Ohio are complicated, most people don’t realize that it is perfectly legal to drive an automobile after the consumption of alcohol. Quite simply, drinking and driving, in and of itself, is not illegal. That being said, Ohio residents should be aware that it is illegal to […]

The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a decision that could have serious implications on Ohio DUI laws and Ohio DUI defense. The court ruled that police must obtain a search warrant before requiring DUI drivers to take blood tests, but not breath tests, which the court considers less intrusive. The ruling came in three separate […]

Imagine being charged with drinking and driving when it’s been days since you’ve had a drink, only to learn from your family doctor that your body brews its own alcohol. That’s what recently happened to a New York woman when she was stopped for drinking and driving and submitted a blood alcohol content (BAC) of more than four times […]