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[GRAPHIC: Rittgers & Rittgers, 12 East Warren St, Lebanon, Ohio 45036, Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle, Premises Liability, 866-629-8639 Rittgersinjurylaw.com]
CHARLES H. RITTGERS: OVI, which is operating a vehicle under the influence, is what most people would recognize as a DWI, DUI. Part of the new OVI statute is that they've clarified and classified certain drugs and the limited amount of drug you can have within your system should they decide that you're impaired of using a drug, like cocaine, marijuana, amphetamines, et cetera.
NICHOLAS D. GRAMAN: The main concern people have who have been charged with a drunk driving offense usually is what kind of impact it's going to have on their license and their ability to get around. And then they're also concerned about the loss of their freedom.
CHARLES H. RITTGERS: Your rates will go up once your insurance company finds out that you've been convicted of OVI. You're usually placed on probation. Or if you're a car dealer and you're convicted of OVI in Ohio, you're going to lose your dealership. You could lose your job if you work for an insurance company.
NICHOLAS D. GRAMAN: They're concerned they're not going to be able to drive, to take care of their kids, to go to work, to be able to earn a living.
CHARLES H. RITTGERS: I'm certified in field sobriety testing. I've taken the same course that the law enforcement officers take. And when I'm in the courtroom and I hear their testimony as how they gave the field sobriety test to my client, I want to make sure that they've done them correctly. And I can safely say that in over 90% of the cases that I have had that the officer never has done those tests correctly.
It's not necessarily against the law to drink and drive. It's against the law to drive impaired. I have three or four Ohio Supreme Court cases that have changed the law in Ohio when it comes to OVI. We believe we're usually at the cutting edge of the OVI defense.
[GRAPHIC: Rittgers & Rittgers, 12 East Warren St, Lebanon, Ohio 45036, Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle, Premises Liability, 866-629-8639 Rittgersinjurylaw.com]

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