Patrol increased in Mercer County for holiday weekend
Mar. 14—CELINA — Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman reports his office will have extra deputies patrolling Mercer County during the St. Patrick's Day weekend. The department will once again be participating in the St. Patrick's Day Blitz as part of a grant through the Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO), from March 14-17, he said.
"We will have deputies assigned to specific areas around the county to have an increased traffic visibility. They will be looking for impaired, aggressive and criminal-based drivers, as well as distracted drivers and seat belt usage," Timmerman said. "The purpose of this is to reduce traffic crashes, and identify unsafe driving in Mercer County."
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