2 sobriety checkpoints in Stark County this weekend
According to the Stark County Sheriff's Office, the checkpoints will be held in Canton Township on Friday, May 16. Further details have not been released at this time.
Deputies will be working with the OVI Task Force to conduct the roadside checks. The sheriff's office said they will be 'vigilant in detecting and apprehending impaired drivers.'
ODNR shuts down Ohio well over earthquake activity
'On this day, as every day, anyone who consumes alcohol should have a designated driver,' the sheriff's office said in a Thursday release.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol's OVI Dashboard, there have been more than 63,000 OVI-related crashes on Ohio roads since 2020. More than 3,000 of those crashes were fatal, OSHP reported.
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