According to the Ohio Administrative Code, blood or urine samples are to be refrigerated unless under examination or in transit. This issue came up in a case that was brought to the Ohio Supreme Court in February 2016. The case in question involved a man who had...
Month: October 2016
Research shows that drugged driving is increasing
The number of annual deaths from unintentional opiate overdoses has increased by 800 percent since 2003, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Opiates have become such an issue that authorities are now separating OVI data between drugged and drunk driving. In...
CDL holders face harsher penalties for drunk driving
As a commercial truck driver, your commercial driver's license (CDL) is the most important document you have. Without it, you cannot drive, and you cannot make a living. Because the consequences for a violation can be so serious, it is essential to practice safe...
Man charged with drunk driving after father reports him
According to law enforcement officers, a man was charged with a DUI after the officers claim his blood alcohol level was almost three times the Ohio limit of 0.08 percent. The incident happened on Oct. 8 around 9:09 p.m. at the Mickey Mart in Greenwich. Officers with...
Woman stopped for drunk driving twice in 1 day
An Ohio woman was accused of driving drunk in two separate incidents on the same day, Sept. 20. The 48-year-old woman was first stopped in Streetsboro at 9:25 a.m. after police received reports about an erratic driver. She reportedly failed a field sobriety test and a...
