drunk driving

Dublin police said that a Columbus 28-year-old man was driving with a 12-year-old child in his vehicle while under the influence of alcohol on Aug. 25. When authorities made the traffic stop, they noticed an odor of alcohol coming from the man's vehicle. It was...

Preliminary data collected by the Ohio State Highway Patrol for the 2017 Labor Day holiday shows an increase in drunk driving arrests and fatal wrecks compared to 2016's holiday. Between Friday and Monday, troopers took 845 drivers into custody on OVI charges. They...

Being involved in a routine traffic stop can be stressful enough on its own, and any additional charges may only add to the difficulty of the situation. Perhaps during a recent traffic stop, you were expecting to receive a warning or ticket for speeding, only to find...

Throughout the year, law enforcement agencies in Ohio may set up DUI checkpoints. These are designed to drivers who are impaired by alcohol or drugs. In many cases, the checkpoints are set up on major roadways during certain holidays when alcohol is common, such as...

According to a survey conducted by WalletHub, Ohio is one of the least aggressive states when it comes to DUI laws. Annually, drunk drivers cost $44 billion and take approximately 10,000 lives around the country. The survey found that Ohio had a score of 28 percent,...

Ohio residents may recall hearing about golf champion Tiger Woods being taken into custody in May on suspicion of driving under the influence. A toxicology report indicates that there were five drugs in his system at the time of his arrest, including prescription pain...

When police in Elyria responded to a call about a vehicle hitting a tree on Middle Avenue, they found a 21-year-old woman and 3-week-old infant. The police report indicated that the woman admitted to driving the vehicle and consuming two shots of Crown Royal. Officers...

Police in Ohio and around the country rely on portable breath-testing equipment and field sobriety tests to determine whether or not motorists are operating their vehicles under the influence of alcohol, but they do not yet have a reliable way to identify marijuana...

Ohio readers may be interested to learn that the number of drivers who tested positive for pot use jumped 50 percent over a seven-year period, according to a report by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Meanwhile, the number of drivers who tested positive for...

Every day, Ohio law enforcement officers arrest people for driving while intoxicated. Criminal charges result from these arrests, and convictions could impose fines, license suspension and jail time. Programs meant to educate people about the hazards of drinking and...