OVI checkpoint planned for Ohio 66

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DELPHOS — The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, in partnership with the Delphos Police Department, will team up tonight (Friday, June 30) in Delphos to remove impaired drivers from roadways in Van Wert County.

As part of the effort, the Ohio State Highway Patrol in conjunction with the Delphos Police Department will conduct an OVI checkpoint from 6-10 p.m. on Ohio 66 (N. State St.), in the City of Delphos.

Additionally, to aggressively combat impaired driving-related crashes, troopers and Delphos officers will conduct saturation patrols in the area of the checkpoint.

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