Toledo, OH – The Ohio State Highway Patrol has released the results of an OVI Checkpoint that was held in Lucas County last Friday.
The Patrol said that there were 318 vehicles checked during the operation, which resulted in three vehicles being diverted for further investigation of impaired driving. There were no OVI arrests that resulted from the OVI Checkpoint. There were two OVI arrests, as a result of the nearby saturation patrols.
The OVI checkpoint funding came from federal grants to deter and intercept impaired drivers and raise public awareness of the continued problem of impaired driving on our streets and highways. In addition, the local, county, and state law enforcement agencies also deployed saturation patrols to combat alcohol and drug-related fatal and severe injury crashes in the surrounding areas.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol reminds motorists to drive sober, or designate a sober driver.