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Two OVI checkpoint locations announced for Austintown tonight
Additionally, saturation patrols will happen in the area throughout the weekend.
Friday, August 23rd 2024, 8:52 PM EDT
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The Mahoning Valley OVI Taskforce will be setting up two checkpoints will be in Austintown tonight, Aug. 23.
The first will be on New Rd. west of Racoon Road and will begin at 10 p.m. until Midnight.
Following that, a second checkpoint will be conducted at South Raccoon Rd. near the 911 Memorial beginning at 12:30 a.m. until 3 a.m.
Additionally, saturation patrols will happen in the area throughout the weekend.
A 1990 Supreme Court ruling said holding sobriety checkpoints without first notifying drivers would violate the Constitution's provision barring illegal search and seizure.
The ruling did not spell out what was considered an adequate notification.