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...
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...
With spring and summer around the corner (hopefully), people will be bringing out there motorcycles to cruise the streets, go for runs and go to biker nights at local bars. Law enforcement recognizes that with the change of weather more people will be out on their bikes. In response to the potential of impaired...
A test subject puts the SCRAMx ankle monitor to work during the Tribe home opener. The resulting BAC is worth reading about.
When we were out in Cleveland during St. Patty’s day, people constantly asked us whether they should refuse to submit to the breathalyzer when asked by a police officer. We did our best to answer this tricky question throughout the day, but we thought it would be best to address it with a little...
Ok, so maybe it won’t be with a vengeance, but some of you may have noticed that we haven’t been doing as much with our Ohio OVI Blog lately. The fact of the matter is, there isn’t much to do. The winter weather has limited the number of drivers on the road and the...
So you’ve just been charged with DUI or OVI in Ohio. Do you know what to do now? Chances are, you don’t. It’s a scary position and you probably don’t realize that there are important parts of your case happening the moment you’re charged. Without sounding like a commercial – putting all of our...
We stand on our soap box a good bit here at the Ohio OVI Blog, as loyal readers know. We tell people to drive safely, designate a driver and follow all applicable driving laws. We don’t do it to feel high and mighty – although that’s a nice perk – we do it to...
We’d like to interrupt our usually scheduled Ohio OVI Blog posts about check points and DUI news to let you know that we’re also here to help you with your legal problems here at Taubman Law. This blog is generally created by me, Brian Taubman, and I was out this weekend driving around noticing...
Hello Ohio OVI Blog fans. Today is Veterans Day, which has made it impossible to put together our list of check points for this weekend. Don’t worry; more offices will be open tomorrow and we’ll get the information. In the meantime, thank a veteran today.
