Drunken driving checkpoint starts in minutes in North Jackson

June 21, 2013 at 10:14p.m.

NORTH JACKSON

A federally funded drunken driving checkpoint starts at 10:30 tonight to 2:30 a.m. Saturday on Mahoning Avenue in Jackson Township, the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Mahoning County OVI (Operating a vehicle impaired) Task Force announced.

The task force said it will conduct saturation patrols in nearby areas in conjunction with the checkpoint and in various parts of Mahoning County throughout the weekend.