PIQUA — Ohio State Highway Patrol announced an OVI checkpoint will be held from 8 p.m. tonight till midnight on Wapakoneta Avenue in the City of Sidney.
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The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers and is a partnership between the OSHP and the Sidney Police Department, according to a OSHP news release.
The checkpoint will also be held in conjunction with nearby saturation patrols to aggressively combat alcohol related injury and fatal crashes, according to OSHP.