1 OVI arrest, other charges result from weekend checkpoint

CANFIELD — A sobriety checkpoint in Austintown yielded two traffic citations, three charges and one arrest late Friday and early Saturday.

The Mahoning County OVI Task Force conducted the checkpoint from 10:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. at 483 N. Canfield Niles Road.

A total of 658 vehicles passed through the checkpoint with seven pulled over for further investigation.

That resulted in one OVI arrest, one charge of driving under suspension, two charges for drug abuse, a citation for failing to obey a red light and a citation for speeding.

The Mahoning County OVI Task Force receives funding from a federal grant administered through the Ohio Department of Public Safety.