Columbus OVI/DUI Attorney Blog
A driver struck a trooper while the trooper was directing traffic, and the trooper suffered serious injuries. The driver submitted a urine sample, and a urine test showed a concentration of inactive marijuana metabolite above the ‘legal limit’. The driver was charged with and convicted of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and DUI (called ‘OVI’ in Ohio). The Ohio Supreme Court ultimately concluded operating a vehicle with a prohibited concentration of inactive marijuana metabolite can be a proximate cause of serious physical harm.
Ohio Supreme Court: Inactive Drug Metabolites Can Support Conviction for Vehicular Assault
An Ohio man pled guilty to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and other charges. A few days before the sentencing was to be held, the defendant hired a new lawyer and filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. The judge held a hearing and 
The defendant in an Ohio Vehicular Homicide/Vehicular Assault case filed a motion to suppress the results of his blood test. Blood test results may be suppressed for various reasons. In this case, the defendant argues the blood test did not comply with the requirements of the Ohio Revised Code and the Ohio Administrative Code.
A recent appellate case involves two legal issues which are often litigated in Vehicular Homicide and Vehicular Assault cases in Ohio. The first issue is the admissibility of expert witness testimony. The second issue is whether the jury should be instructed about the option of finding the defendant guilty of a lesser offense. The case is 
A former Pennsylvania state trooper was involved in a two-vehicle automobile crash, and the driver of the other vehicle died as a result. The former trooper, Joseph Yuran, was charged with Aggravated Vehicular Homicide as a second-degree felony and Operating a Vehicle under the Influence (OVI). Yuran pled guilty to those charges, and the judge imposed a prison term of 7 years to 10.5 years. Yuran appealed the sentence to the 11th District Court of Appeals, claiming the sentence was unlawful.
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In Ohio, there is a difference between a ‘vehicle’ and a ‘motor vehicle’. In cases of Vehicular Homicide and Vehicular Assault, the difference matters. The Ohio Supreme Court recently decided an Aggravated Vehicular Assault case in which the defendant’s guilt hinged on the definition of ‘motor vehicle’. The 
After a domestic dispute, an Ohio woman intentionally hit a man with her car and was charged with Aggravated Vehicular Assault. According to a recent story by 
The issue of venue recently arose in an Ohio Vehicular Homicide case. As reported by the