At the South Smithville Road and Linden Avenue checkpoint, the taskforce saw 451 vehicles with 34 diverted, according to Dayton police. There was one OVI arrest made and one warrant served.
Just over a hundred vehicles were seen at the East Third and Terry streets checkpoint. Five vehicles were diverted and officers arrested one person for OVI.
#RESULTS from the weekend sobriety checkpoints/patrols:
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) June 14, 2021
S. Smithville Rd. & Linden Ave. = 451 vehicles, 34 diverted
OVI Arrest - 1
Warrant Served - 1
E. Third at Terry St. = 107 vehicles, 5 diverted
OVI Arrest - 1
Saturation Patrols in the area = 12 stops
OVI arrests - 2 pic.twitter.com/8NLS4NzocY
During the saturation patrols, officers made 12 stops and two OVI arrests.
From Jan. 1, 2018, to June 1, there were 1,693 alcohol-related and 745 drug-related crashes reported in Montgomery County. Of those crashes, 173 were fatal, including 61 in Dayton.
During that same period, there were 60 OVI arrests within a one-mile radius of the proposed checkpoint, according to data gathered by the Dayton Police Department and Ohio Department of Public Safety.
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