Law enforcement officials are calling last week's OVI Checkpoint in Zanesville a success.
It took place Friday evening on Pershing road in Springfield township.
Zanesville Police Captain Tony Coury said the collaborative operation with state and county law enforcement yielded some interesting results both in and around the checkpoint.
"Only one person had any sign of alcohol use inside the checkpoint," said Coury. "He was checked and he did not test...
A sobriety checkpoint in Perry County resulted in the arrest of an impaired driver.
The State Highway Patrol along with the Crooksville Police Department and the Perry County Sheriff's Office conducted the checkpoint Friday night on State Route 93 just north of Flint Ridge Road.
The Patrol reports that contact was made with 216 motorists during the checkpoint with one impaired driver being arrested.
The OVI Checkpoint was funded by...
The State Highway Patrol announces the location of Friday's sobriety checkpoint in Perry County.
The checkpoint, which begins at 9p.m. and lasts until 1a.m., will take place on State Route 93 just north of Flint Ridge Road NE.
The checkpoint will be held in conjunction with the patrol and Crooksville Police Department.
The OVI checkpoint is funded by federal grant funds and is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers.
Nearby saturation patrols to combat...
The State Highway Patrol is cracking down on drunk driving this weekend.
A sobriety checkpoint will take place in Coshocton County Saturday night. Zanesville Post Commander Lieutenant Steven Rine said four of the last five traffic fatalities in Coshocton County were alcohol related.
"The checkpoint itself is just for awareness and education," said Rine. "We do apprehensions there, but we put it out because we want to educate the public."
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol warns motorists to not drink and drive,
Lt. Steven Rine said this week troopers will operate an OVI checkpoint to deter and intercept impaired drivers.
The county where the checkpoint will take place and the location will be announced the morning of the checkpoint.
The patrol said motorists who plan to consume alcohol should designate a driver or make other travel arrangements.
Operational support for the sobriety checkpoint will be...
The State Highway Patrol has released the location of a sobriety checkpoint taking place in Coshocton County.
Officials said the checkpoint will be held from 10pm Friday until 2am Saturday on US 36 near milepost 20 which is between State Route 83 and the Wal-mart.
The OVI checkpoint is funded by federal grants and is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers.
Along with the checkpoint the patrol will also have nearby saturation patrols to combat alcohol...
The State Highway Patrol said they'll be conducting an OVI Checkpoint this weekend.
The checkpoint will take place in Coshocton County Friday night. The OVI checkpoint is funded by federal grants and is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers.
Zanesville Post Commander Lt. Steven Rhine said that the checkpoints are a safe and effective deterrent to impaired driving and are an ideal complement to the state's enforcement efforts.
The checkpoint is just one of four...
A Muskingum County sobriety check-point stopped more than 600 drivers on Friday night.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol held a drunk driving checkpoint just south of Wal-Mart on State Route 22 in Newton Township. The plans for the operation were released the day before. Lieutenant Steven Rine said the goal isn't so much to arrest impaired drivers as it is to deter and educate.
"That's a deterrent," said Rine. "We put it out in the media we want to be sure we're...
The Highway Patrol will be looking for drunk drivers Friday night during a sobriety checkpoint in Muskingum County.
The checkpoint will take place on US 22 just south of Wal-Mart in Newton Township. The checkpoint, funded by federal grants is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers.. If stopped prepare to produce your license, registration and proof of insurance.
"There shouldn't be much of a wait at all. Depending on the traffic volume, we don't stop every car that...
The Ohio State Highway Patrol will hold an OVI checkpoint in Muskingum County Friday night.
The checkpoint will take place between 10pm-2am on US 22 near mile post 7 in Newton Township.
The OVI checkpoint is funded by federal grants and is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers.
The checkpoint is held in conjunction with nearby saturation patrols to aggressively combat alcohol related injury and fatal crashes.
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