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

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
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