Best DUI and ovi LAWYERS IN CINCINNATI: TOP DUI AND OVI DEFENSE STRATEGIES TO HELP BEAT YOUR DUI CHARGES
Being arrested for drunk driving can be a challenging experience. People often worry about the consequences they face, including the loss of their driving privileges, loss of employment, loss of professional licenses, loss of commercial driver license, hefty fines, and court fees. They wonder how the arrest may affect their family and their future.
Ohio’s laws concerning operating a vehicle under the influence (OVI) are constantly changing. The law prohibits operating a vehicle under the influence and driving under the influence (DUI), which are often used interchangeably.
In an OVI, or DUI, operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level of 0.08 percent or higher is illegal. OVI convictions can result in misdemeanor or felony charges, especially with repeat offenses, additional traffic violations, and aggravating factors such as bodily harm or injury and wrongful death.
Our Cincinnati criminal defense attorney team has experience in the ever-changing DUI laws in Ohio. Our hands-on trial experience dealing with the local court and prosecutors is valuable in the suits we manage.
We have the legal tools and resources you need to change the outcome of your suit. Contact Ernst & Associates and book a consultation to discuss your suit with our criminal defense attorney team.
When you hire Ernst & Associates to help you with your DUI charges in Ohio or Kentucky, you’re hiring a law firm that specializes in helping people charged with DUI. We use proven strategies that have helped hundreds of people in your exact situation either beat the rap completely or reduce the charges. We are always prepared to go to court to fight for your rights.
If you’ve been charged with DUI or OVI, you probably want to get on with your life quickly and with as little damage done as possible. That’s what we do for our clients every day. Get your free consultation and let’s see how we can help you with your situation.
Drunk driving incidents claimed more than 600 lives in 2021. This is almost 45 percent of Ohio’s road deaths. About 30 percent of all traffic crash fatalities in the United States involve drunk drivers.
Drunk driving is a choice, and alcohol-induced deaths are preventable. This is why the penalties for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, even as a first offense, are strict. They get even trickier if you don’t learn your lesson the first time.
The first time you are convicted of DUI, you face mandatory incarceration of three to six days in jail or an alcohol program. You face up to six months in jail. You also face hefty mandatory fines, participation in a driver intervention program, and mandatory license suspension up to 3 years. Yellow restricted plates are compulsory on some first offenses.
If you are convicted of a second DUI within 10 years, you face mandatory jail time of ten or twenty days, mandatory immobilization of your vehicle, mandatory yellow plates on your car, 1-7 years driver license suspension and a mandatory ignition interlock device. The mandatory fines increase for the second conviction in 10 years as well.
An OVI and possible conviction for drunk driving, whether a first or more, will disrupt your life. Contact our criminal defense lawyers for defense strategies in a challenging DUI case and schedule a free consultation to discuss your charges.
WHAT IF I REFUSE A CHEMICAL TEST?
Under Ohio OVI laws, anyone who operates a car or truck on public or private property has already given consent for a chemical test if probable cause exists for operating a vehicle under the influence. This is implied consent, but you are always free to withdraw that consent.
If you get stopped, law enforcement can ask you to take a field sobriety test. You should politely refuse the field sobriety testing as it is not considered illegal and you don’t want to give evidence against yourself. You also must exit your vehicle if asked.
Generally, it’s advisable to refuse a chemical test. This can increase mandatory penalties so make sure you check with a lawyer on Ernst & Associates for legal advice on a case by case basis.
If you refused a chemical test and are facing a DUI, speak with a criminal defense attorney with Ernst & Associates, LLC, to see how this decision will impact your overall charges. Contact our team and schedule a free consultation with our criminal defense lawyers today to get the legal advice you nee