Multiple arrests made at and around Butler County OVI checkpoint

Officers from the city of Fairfield and Fairfield Twp., along with the Ohio State Highway Patrol checked 230 vehicles, and seven were diverted for further investigation. Of those seven vehicles checked, three arrests were made for OVI, one arrest was made for driving under suspension and one arrest was made for having an open container.

Reising said that troopers from the OSHP’s Hamilton Post also made at least eight OVI arrests in the saturation patrol area around the checkpoint.

The Butler County OVI Task Force is funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Ohio Department of Public Safety.