Drivers beware: OVI checkpoint tonight

GOSHEN

The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Mahoning County OVI Task Force, is conducting an OVI checkpoint until 11 p.m. tonight at state Route 534 and state Route 14 in Goshen Township, just northwest of Salem.

Police officers from various agencies also will conduct saturation patrols in various parts of Mahoning County throughout the weekend, the OSHP reports.

The OVI checkpoint, paid for with federal funds, is done to deter and intercept impaired drivers.