OVI checkpoint Saturday night in Hamilton

An OVI checkpoint is planned in Hamilton tonight. FILE PHOTO

An OVI checkpoint is planned in Hamilton tonight. FILE PHOTO
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By Ed Richter
May 26, 2018
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There will be an OVI checkpoint tonight in Hamilton along with saturation patrols in surrounding areas.

The checkpoint will start at 10 p.m. on Pleasant Avenue (U.S. 127) at Hayes Avenue, according to the Butler County OVI Task Force. Both the northbound and southbound lanes will be checked. The checkpoint is scheduled to end no later than 2 a.m.

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In 2017, there were 14,481 OVI-related crashes in which 405 people were killed and 8,848 people were injured in Ohio, according to the state patrol.

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Ed Richter has been a working journalist for 38 years, with the last 34 years working in various capacities covering Butler and Warren counties as a reporter and an editor. Richter covers local news and governments in Warren County focusing on Springboro, Lebanon, Franklin, Carlisle and Waynesville.