VAN WERT — The Van Wert post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Van Wert Police Department, will conduct an OVI checkpoint from 6 to 9 p.m. today on U.S. 127, just south of Fox Road in Van West.
The checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is intended to deter and intercept impaired drivers, according to a press release from a patrol spokesman. The checkpoint will include nearby saturation patrols to combat alcohol- and drug-related injury and fatal crashes.
“Recent data has shown there have been 36 OVI related crashes, as well as 139 OVI arrests made within a three-mile radius of the checkpoint location,” said Lt. Tim Grigsby, commander of the Van Wert patrol post. “The purpose of the checkpoint, as well as the advance notice media release, is to educate the public of the dangers of impaired driving.
“We want to drive home a simple point: Don’t endanger the lives of our citizens with a reckless and irresponsible decision to drive while impaired.”
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