State patrol’s weekend OVI checkpoint leads to one arrest
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State patrol’s weekend OVI checkpoint leads to one arrest

By From JT Staff Reports 

The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSP) partnered with local agencies to hold an OVI checkpoint in Marysville on Saturday, which stopped over 100 drivers and led to one arrest.

According to a release from OSP, the checkpoint was held on North Main Street at Chapman Drive, where officers stopped 140 drive...

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