Roadblock produces eight drunk driving charges

BOARDMAN — Members of the Mahoning County Operating Vehicle Impaired Task Force made eight drunk driving arrests during a sobriety checkpoint over the weekend. The checkpoint was on U.S. Route 224 between Tiffany Boulevard and South Avenue from the hours of 11 p.m. Saturday until 3 a.m. Sunday. The task force processed 436 motorists through the checkpoint. Five drivers were charged with driving under suspension. One of the drunk driving arrests was the result of a 17-year-old girl who made an illegal U-turn to avoid the checkpoint and crashed her vehicle.