Caution: Drunken Driving Checkpoint Friday, Here's Where it's Happening
Find out where in Portage County police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight until Saturday morning.
Brimfield Township, OH — This morning, the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced that a checkpoint will be set up on State Route 43 near milepost 9 in Brimfield Township. The checkpoint will be conducted from 10 p.m. tonight until 3 a.m. Saturday morning. The checkpoints are federally funded and local police departments assist in the operation. The purpose is to "deter and intercept impaired drivers," according to the OSHP. The last time a checkpoint was conducted in Brimfield, a total of 25 people were arrested on St. Patrick's Day. "Based on provisional data, there were 332 OVI-related fatal crashes in which 359 people were killed last year and 7,507 injured in Ohio,” Lt. Nakia Hendrix, commander of the Ravenna Post, said. “State troopers…
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Troy McClure
3:26 pm on Saturday, May 19, 2012
I believe they have to release this information to the media, as a result of some lawsuit/legal action a few years ago. Whether the media outlet wants to publish it is up to them. But, these things -- although announced -- still nab people. more ›