Drunken drivers on notice: Searchable database of multiple repeaters to be online by Dec. 31

A click of a computer mouse soon will be all it takes to find out whether a repeat drunken driver lives in your neighborhood.

A law that takes effect today requires courts to send information on such drivers to the Ohio Department of Public Safety, which will create and manage a searchable online database.

The name, birth date and address will be listed for anyone convicted of drunken driving at least five times in a 20-year period. Other related convictions, such as vehicular assault, vehicular homicide or driving under the influence of drugs, also will count toward the five-conviction minimum.

The department has until the end of the year to get the database up, but officials aren’t sure when it will ready, said spokeswoman Lindsay Komlanc.

Source: Columbus Dispatch

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