COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) – Ohio motorists who are caught driving under the influence will be hit with harsher penalties next week when Liv’s Law goes into effect.
After unanimously passing the Statehouse and gaining Gov. Mike DeWine’s signature, Liv’s Law will go into effect on Wednesday, April 9. The legislation, sponsored by Reps. Mark Johnson (R-Chillicothe) and Kevin Miller (R-Newark), was named after Olivia Wright, 22, who was killed by a drunk driver near Ashville in September 2020.
“A constituent, Bryan Wright, brought this issue to my desk after losing his daughter, Olivia, to a drunk driver,” Johnson said in a news release. “He pointed out to me how weak Ohio’s laws are compared to other states in the nation, and that is what inspired me to work on this legislation in an attempt to try and deter any drunk driver from becoming a repeat offender.”…