Summer is starting to wind down and football is upon us. This is a mixed blessing, of course, but we like football at the Ohio OVI Blog, so we’re feeling pretty good. But the end of summer has police out in droves around the state. Already we have word of checkpoints throughout Ohio, and...
Good Thursday to you, Ohio. This is the first of what will likely be several posts this weekend about checkpoints for August 5-7. In our Cleveland offices, we are getting geared up for Krusty’s Summer Sauce Camp, always a favorite. In what is likely related news, the Cleveland Police have announced that they will...
Good Thursday to you, Ohio. After a rocking three-day period on the site last weekend – we had more than 10,000 pageviews over the holiday! – we are back to get you started with information for this weekend. As of right now, there is only one checkpoint scheduled this week in Northeast Ohio. Parma...
Happy Saturday, Ohio. As we mentioned in previous posts, the holiday weekend will have cops out in full force to stop intoxicated drivers. Our bright idea for handling this: Designate a driver if you’re going to drink. Further proving our point that the cops will be out in strong numbers is a checkpoint in...
A judge ruling last week stated that Ohio officials cannot prove that a portable breath tester intended to be a statewide standard for the detection of drunken drivers is producing accurate and reliable results. Judge Gary Dumm of Circleville Municipal Court (Columbus area) ruled that test results from the cleverly named Intoxilyzer 800 will...
Good Thursday to you, Northeast Ohio. As we mentioned yesterday, there is a checkpoint in Cleveland tonight in the First District. The details are as follows: It will be at West 117th and Madison Avenue. The checkpoint will commence at 9 pm and end at 1 am. UPDATE: Info just in on a checkpoint...
We received a press release from the Cleveland Division of Police that there will be a checkpoint today (Wednesday, May 25) in the Fourth District as part of an overall effort from the city to reduce the number of alcohol-related accidents. The DUI checkpoint is located at Harvard Avenue at E. 67th Street. The...
There are three phases involved when an officer arrests you for an OVI. Back in January we tackled phase one, vehicle in motion. This post is solely dedicated to Phase Two, personal contact. The first task of Phase Two, observation and interview of the driver, begins as soon as the suspect vehicle and patrol...
There will be a driver’s license checkpoint tonight (May 9th) in Cleveland, according to a release this morning from the city. The checkpoint will be used to deter and intercept unlicensed drivers. According to the release, Fifth District officers will conduct the checkpoint tonight between the hours of 10 pm and 2 am. at...
Good Friday to you Ohio OVI readers. We wanted to share with you some information on a checkpoint in Medina County tonight. The Ohio Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Brunswick Police Department, will have an OVI checkpoint from 8 pm to midnight tonight along U.S. Highway 42 in Medina County. The checkpoint will...
