BOARDMAN, Ohio - Members of the Mahoning County OVI Task Force in collaboration with the Ohio State Highway Patrol conducted a sobriety checkpoint on Market Street in Boardman on Friday.

The checkpoint ran from10 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Market Street at Hillman.

Officers from the OVI Task Force and troopers also conducted saturation patrols in support of the checkpoint.

A total of 400 vehicles passed through the checkpoint and 10 vehicles were directed into the diversion area for further investigation.

The results of the checkpoint netted:

  • 1 arrest for OVI
  • 3 summonses for driving under suspension
  • 1 summons for no operator’s license
  • 6 summonses for drug abuse
  • 1 summons for drug paraphernalia
  • 2 citations for a traffic control device
  • 1 summons for underage possession of tobacco

Task Force agencies participating in the checkpoint included Boardman, Canfield, Beaver, Goshen, Jackson, MCSO, Mill Creek, Poland Twp. and Smith Twp