A state senator is dropping a proposal that would have required some suspected drunken drivers to prove they weren't drunk when stopped by police.
Current law requires the state to prove the motorist was driving drunk.
The Ohio Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and the Ohio State Bar Association objected to the change, saying it raised questions about the violation of drivers' constitutional rights. Mr. Oeslager introduced the bill last year after the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission spent several years working on its traffic law report. For the most part, the 900-page bill recommends minor changes dealing with such infractions as driving with a suspended license and speeding. Mr. Oeslager said Wednesday he knew the blood-alcohol test change would be controversial and assumed constitutionality questions would be raised. But he wanted the issue heard after all the work the commission put in, he said.