OVI or DUI (Which is right?)

June 19th, 2013 by Charles Rowland No comments »

DUI Plate Lapel Pin(1)2The current version of Ohio’s impaired driving law is O.R.C. 4511.19, is entitled “Operating vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs – OVI.”  This is the same offense which is also known as DUI (driving under the influence), OMVI (operating a vehicle impaired), DWI (driving while intoxicated) or drunk driving.  The Ohio General Assembly changed the acronym to connote the broadening of the law from simply alcohol impairment to any drug (or condition?) which may impair.  The term [Read the full post. . .]

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Posted in DUI Case Law, Ohio Traffic Law, Physical Control, Reckless Operation

Beavercreek DUI & Beavercreek OVI

June 18th, 2013 by Charles Rowland No comments »

Beaver-Creek-DUI

If you have been arrested on suspicion of OVI (formerly called DUI or drunk driving) in Fairborn, Beavercreek or Beavercreek Township, your misdemeanor OVI case will be heard in the Beavercreek/Fairborn Municipal Court, 1148 Kauffman Ave. in Fairborn, Ohio.  If you need to find information about a case in the Fairborn Municipal Court you can search HERE for case information or visit the court’s web site HERE.

Charles M. Rowland II, a life-long resident of Beavercreek,  has [Read the full post. . .]

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Bears In The Air: OSP To Target Distracted Drivers

June 17th, 2013 by Charles Rowland No comments »


6state-headerIf you are driving distracted this week watch out! 

The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be joining forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project for a distracted driving enforcement and awareness effort June 16 – 22 in an effort to reduce distracted driving related crashes and raise awareness about the dangers distracted driving creates.  The Patrol’s aviation section will assist road troopers from the air by focusing on crash causing violations that may be caused by distracted driving, [Read the full post. . .]

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Posted in Assured Clear Distance, Marked Lanes, Ohio Traffic Law, Reckless Operation, Speeding

Springfield (Clark County) OVI Checkpoint (June 14th)

June 14th, 2013 by Charles Rowland No comments »

sobriety checkpoint aheadThere will be an OVI checkpoint in Clark Countytonight!  The checkpoint will take place in Springfield along West North St. and will begin at 7:30 p.m.  The checkpoint will be accompanied by aggressive saturation patrols and a crackdown on seatbelt laws as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign.

If you want to receive updated information on OVI checkpoints,  enhanced traffic enforcement, saturation patrols and other important developments that affect you, sign up for text alerts on the [Read the full post. . .]

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What Is Wrong With The HGN? (by DaytonDUI)

June 13th, 2013 by Charles Rowland 1 comment »

My eye

The horizontal gaze nystagmus test is an eye test approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(hereinafter NHTSA) as a tool to detect clues of impairment in drivers.  The HGNtest is one of three psychomotor tests approved as part of the standardized field sobriety testing protocol employed by law enforcement officers throughout the United States and used here in Ohio.

When an officer asks you to follow his pen, he is performing the horizontal gaze nystagmus test.  Nystagmus [Read the full post. . .]

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