OVI checkpoint tonight on West Side
AUSTINTOWN
The Mahoning County Operating a Vehicle Intoxicated Task Force is conducting an OVI checkpoint this evening on Mahoning Avenue on Youngstown’s West Side with a saturation patrol in Austintown.
A woman who answered the phone at Big’s Sports Bar, 1597 Mahoning Ave., said the checkpoint, which was set up two hours ago, is operating directly in front of that bar.
Police with the task force are conducting saturation patrols in various parts of the county throughout this weekend, the task force said.
The checkpoint is funded by a federal grant.