A criminal traffic offense is different that a non-criminal traffic violation or non-moving traffic citation. A criminal traffic offense involves an individual's actions relating to a motor vehicle which puts others in harm's way, violates other laws, or violates an existing court order.

A criminal traffic offense may be charged as either a misdemeanor or felony crime depending upon the nature of the crime, and your prior driving and/or criminal history. Regardless of the severity of the crime, any criminal charge should be taken seriously and aggressively defended.

Regarding criminal traffic charges, we will:

• listen to your story;

• inform you of your legal rights;

• thoroughly investigate and analyze the evidence against you;

• put the actions of law enforcement under a microscope;

• determine what the best possible defense would be;

• and aggressively represent your rights with every legal resource available by law.

Criminal traffic offenses include, but are not limited to:

• Driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs or alcohol;

• Driving Vehicle Intoxicated (OVI) of drugs or alcohol.

• Physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol;

• Driving with suspended or revoked license;

• Violating court approved hardship driving privileges;

• Reckless driving;

• Driving with an open container;

• Having illegal drugs in the vehicle (drug possession, drug trafficking);

• Leaving the scene of an accident;

• Illegal street racing;

• Vehicular homicide or manslaughter.

Depending upon the circumstances and evidence against you, we may be able to get the criminal traffic charges dropped, reduced, negotiate on your behalf for a diversion program, or probation instead of jail time. Of course our primary goal is to get your criminal traffic charges dropped, and protect your freedom.

It is important that you understand the ramifications you may be subjected to in the event of a criminal traffic conviction, which may include:

• Hefty fines;

• Potential jail or prison time;

• Suspension of your driving privileges

• Having your license revoked;

• Attend mandatory anger management classes;

• Community service;

• Lengthy terms of probation

• Potential vehicle forfeiture

• Forfeiture of property or assets;

• Forfeiture of certain basic civil rights (felony conviction).

If you have been charged with a criminal traffic crime in the Perrysburg, Maumee, Sylvania, Toledo, Lambertville or the Northwest Ohio and Southwest Michigan areas, contact an experienced attorney & lawyer at Stephen A. Skiver & Associates, LLC, today by calling (419) 931-0067 (Ohio) or (734) 568-0136 (Michigan).

As a progressive law firm dealing with today's legal issues, we provide you the voice of experience, and quality legal representation in your criminal traffic defense or other criminal defense legal needs.

Serving the Perrysburg, Toledo, Lambertville, Northwest Ohio, and Southeast Michigan area; providing professional Criminal Traffic Defense Attorney & Lawyer legal services.