Ashland, OH – The Ashland Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, in collaboration with the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office and the Ashland Police Division, conducted an OVI (Operating a Vehicle Impaired) checkpoint on Claremont Avenue on Friday, July 12, 2024, from 8 PM to 10 PM.
These dedicated law enforcement officers aim to enhance community safety and raise awareness about the dangers of impaired driving, whether due to alcohol or drugs.
During the checkpoint, approximately 300 vehicles were inspected for driver impairment. The primary objective was to increase public awareness about the risks of operating a vehicle while impaired and to discourage impaired drivers from taking to the roads.
Lieutenant Brad Bishop, commander of the Ashland Post, highlighted the importance of such initiatives. “Checkpoints are an effort to make motorists more conscious of the impaired driver problem in Ohio and to help bring about a reduction in the number of alcohol and/or drug-related crashes. I feel like our efforts tonight helped get us closer to meeting those goals,” he stated.
The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grants, aims to deter and intercept impaired drivers. The checkpoint was held in conjunction with saturation patrols in nearby areas to aggressively combat impaired driver-related injuries and fatal crashes.
"Based on provisional data, there were 11,324 OVI-related crashes in which 725 people were killed last year in Ohio,” Lieutenant Bishop reported. “State troopers make an average of 25,000 OVI arrests each year in an attempt to combat these dangerous drivers. OVI checkpoints are designed to not only deter impaired driving but to proactively remove these dangerous drivers from our roadways.”
The concerted efforts of Ashland’s law enforcement continue to safeguard the community, ensuring safer roads for all.
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