In a release, the highway patrol said that a total of 463 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, of which only a single vehicle was diverted for further checks. No OVI arrests were made.
OSHP also said that saturation patrols in the area stopped 13 vehicles, but didn’t say that any citations were issued.
“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,” OSHP officials said.
OVI checkpoints, funded by federal grant funds, are intended to help intercept impaired drivers and remove them from the roads.
There were 655 OVI-related fatal crashes last year in Ohio, based on provisional data. On average, state troopers make 20,000 OVI arrests a year.
State law requires locations of OVI checkpoints be released prior to the event.
