Dayton sobriety checkpoint nets 8 arrests, including 1 for OVI

NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

The Dayton Police Department has released the results of a Friday night sobriety checkpoint.

The Combined Agency OVI Task Force of Montgomery County operated the checkpoint from 7 p.m. to midnight in the area of Troy Street and Stanley Avenue and then near South Smithville Road and Linden Avenue.

In total, the checkpoint saw 434 vehicles pass through, 55 of which were diverted.

Eight arrests were made, including one for driving while intoxicated. It is unclear what the other seven arrests were for.

Law enforcement at the checkpoint issued 37 citations. Of those, 27 were issued for driving with no license or a suspended license, three were issued for seatbelt violations, two were issued for child restraint violations, and five were “other citations.”

From Jan. 1 2018, to March 7, there have been 2,633 OVI-related crashes in Montgomery County, including 533 in Dayton. So far this year, there have been at least 199 OVI-related crashes in the county, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.