ONTARIO – The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with Ontario Police Department, announced Saturday morning that an OVI checkpoint will be conducted starting at 8 p.m. on Aug. 28 at 4th Street, in Ontario.
The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers.
“Based on provisional data, there were 637 OVI-related fatal crashes in which 685 people were killed last year in Ohio,” S/Lt. Michael Vinson, Assistant Commander of the Bucyrus District, said. “State troopers make on average 25,000 OVI arrests each year in an attempt to combat these dangerous drivers. OVI checkpoints are designed to not only deter impaired driving but to proactively remove these dangerous drivers from our roadways.”
The checkpoint will also be held in conjunction with nearby saturation patrols to aggressively combat impaired driver-related injury and fatal crashes.
If you plan to consume alcohol, designate a driver or make other travel arrangements before you drink. Don’t let another life be lost for the senseless and selfish act of getting behind the wheel impaired.
