Patrol: OVI checkpoint today on Ohio 118

VW independent/submitted information

The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Van Wert Police Department, announced today that an OVI checkpoint will be held from 6 to 9 tonight on Ohio 118 in Van Wert County.

The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant money, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers.

The checkpoint will also be held in conjunction with nearby saturation patrols to aggressively combat impaired driver-related injury and fatal crashes.

Those who plan to consume alcohol should designate a driver or make other travel arrangements before drinking. Don’t let another life be lost from the senseless and selfish act of getting behind the wheel impaired.