The infrastructure of Central Ohio in built around highways and Ohioans traveling in vehicles. In fact, without a car, it is nearly impossible to get from one side of Columbus to the other — unless you are able to walk miles to a bus stop and have the time to make multiple bus changes.
If you have a job, it is most likely imperative that you have the ability to drive. In fact, in some professions, such as sales or commercial driving, losing your license means losing your livelihood. Driving under suspension charges often follow.
Riddell Law has represented motorists throughout Columbus facing driving under suspension charges.
Douglas Riddell is a skilled traffic offense lawyer who knows how to navigate both the Ohio criminal justice system and the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicle’s administrative process.
For experienced advocacy and legal counsel regarding relief from your driving under suspension charge, contact Riddell Law. Mr. Riddell is committed to helping motorists fight their driving under suspension charges.
If you have been convicted of driving under suspension in the past three years, the judge could also order immobilization of your vehicle or even forfeiture.
Our Columbus driving under suspension attorneys work toward getting our client’s driving under suspension charges reduced or even dismissed. Toward this end, potential defenses to driving under suspension charges in Columbus include:
- Attacking the legality of the underlying suspension
- Challenging the constitutionality of the traffic stop
- Demonstrating that the BMV failed to mail notice of the suspension before the traffic stop
- Proving that the defendant was the actual person who operated the vehicle
In some cases, it helps to obtain a continuance of our client’s court date. A continuance will potentially enable our client to complete certain required tasks or pay fines or other fees that will either cast him in a more positive light, or allow his license to be reinstated. These steps may assist in negotiations with the prosecutor to reduce or dismiss the charges.
