OVI Conviction Overturned Where Officer Incorrectly Pulled Driver Over for a Turn Signal Violation on a Curved Road

The Ohio Court of Appeals recently overturned an OVI conviction because the officer incorrectly used Ohio’s turn signal law as a reason to stop a driver. State v. Trout, 2019-Ohio-124. The officer testified that he believed he pulled the driver over because he honestly believed the driver committed a traffic violation.