OHIO — This weekend, law enforcement agencies across Northeast Ohio will conduct multiple sobriety checkpoints as part of a statewide effort to reduce impaired driving.
Cleveland – The Cleveland Division of Police, in collaboration with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, will conduct a checkpoint on Friday, September 19.
Solon – The Solon Police Department has announced that a sobriety checkpoint will be conducted Friday near Harper Road.
Brook Park – Brook Park police said an OVI checkpoint is planned for this week, but no specifics have been released.
Summit County – The Summit County OVI Task Force will conduct several checkpoints throughout the county on Friday night, September 19, into early Saturday morning, September 20, and again on Saturday evening, September 20, continuing into early Sunday morning, September 21.
Sandusky County – On Friday night, the Ohio State Highway Patrol will establish an OVI checkpoint on Rawson Avenue between North Street and the US 6 Fremont Bypass. It will take place from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will be supported by saturation patrols in the area.
According to officials, the checkpoints are intended to deter alcohol and drug-related crashes while also reminding drivers that impaired driving remains a leading cause of fatal accidents across the state.
