The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that an OVI checkpoint will be held in Wood County Friday evening.
The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers.
“Based on provisional data, there were 12,927 OVI-related crashes in which 394 people were killed last year in Ohio,” said Lt. Angel R. Burgos, commander of the Bowling Green Patrol Post.
Troopers on average make 25,000 OVI arrests each year in an attempt to combat impaired driving. OVI checkpoints are designed to not only deter impaired driving, but to proactively remove these dangerous drivers from roadways.
The location of the checkpoint will be announced Friday morning.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol reminds you to call #677 if you suspect an impaired driver.
