Friday, May 17, 2013
Check Patch Saturday to find out the exact location of the checkpoint.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the checkpoint it announced earlier this week was will be in Portage County Saturday evening. The exact location of the drunken driving checkpoint will be known Saturday morning. Check Patch for an update. The checkpoint is funded by federal grant funds and is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers, according to a press release from the Ravenna post. "Based on provisional data, there were 452 OVI-related fatal crashes in which 494 people were killed last year in Ohio," Lt. Christopher Heverly, commander of the Ravenna Post, said in a prepared statement. "State troopers make on average 25,000 OVI arrests each year in an attempt to combat these dangerous drivers. OVI checkpoints are designed to …
Monday, May 13, 2013
The county where the checkpoint will be set up will not be announced until the day prior to the operation.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol sent out a press release Monday morning notifying the public that state troopers will conduct a drunken driving checkpoint sometime this week. The county where the checkpoint will be set up will be announced the day before and the exact location will be announced the morning of the checkpoint. "If you plan to consume alcohol, designate a driver or make other travel arrangements before you drink. Don't let another life be lost for the senseless and selfish act of getting behind the wheel impaired," the patrol said in a prepared statement. Additional support for the checkpoint will be provided by local law enforcement agencies. Check Patch for updates when they are available.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Information provided by the Stow Police Department.
A 30-year-old Clinton man has been charged with drunken driving after losing control and crashing his car on Darrow Road last week, according to a Stow police report. Police said the man went off the side of Darrow Road when he crashed and he doesn't not have a driver's license. When police arrived, they suspected the man had been drinking and he blew a 0.122 in a breath test, the report stated. The legal limit is 0.08. No one was injured in the accident. Police charged the man with drunken driving, failure to control, and not having a valid operator's license. This is his first drunken driving offense, police said.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Information provided by the Stow Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
A 40-year-old Cuyahoga Falls man was pulled over at the intersection of Graham and Fishcreek roads on Jan. 7 after running a red light, according to a Stow policereport. The officer clocked Daniel Pivarski driving 60 mph in a 35 mph, zone, the report said. After running the red light, he was pulled over. Officers could tell Pivarski was heavily intoxicated and he was holding a mug with an iced mixed drink in it, the report said. Pivarski also had a jar with two small bags of marijuana in it. The man refused a breath test. Police charged Pivarski with drunken driving, speeding, running a red light and possession of drugs. Pivarski has three prior drunken driving convictions, according to police.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Information provided by the Stow Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
On Dec. 29, a drunken Stow man slammed into the back of two cars stopped at the intersection of Graham and Darrow roads, according to a Stow police accident report. All three drivers were headed north on Darrow Road when 52-year-old Randall Day hit them from behind. One driver was from Hudson, 53, the other was a Stow resident and business owner, 49. Both victims had two passengers, and no one was seriously injured. Day is facing charges of assured clear distance and driving under the influence. He refused to take a breath test at the scene, the report stated. Get this and other crime stories delivered to your email inbox each morning by joining Patch. Click here.
Monday, December 31, 2012
Before you head out to those Christmas parties without a designated driver, you better check this chart.
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Monday, December 31, 2012
Friday, December 28, 2012
Information provided by the Stow Police Department.
On Dec. 21, officers pulled over a car for weaving in its lanes on Graham Road, according to a Stow police report. A 17-year-old from Independence was driving and had a passenger, also 17, from Independence, in the car, the report stated. Officers asked the driver to perform and breath test, and she blew at 0.107. The legal limit is 0.08. Officers also found a box of Franzia wine in the car, the report stated. Police charged the driver with drunken driving, prohibitions, curfew and weaving in lanes. Police charged the passenger with curfew and prohibitions.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.
Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Excuse me officer, which way to jail- Arrests don't get much easier than this. A 34-year-old Lakewood man was charged with drunken driving after he stopping to ask a Solon police officer for directions. At about 1 a.m. on Dec. 8, a Solon police officer parked at a gas station was approached by a man after a car pulled in behind him. Perry L. Allen, 34, approached the officer to get directions to a nearby business. According to the report, Allen smelled like alcohol and had slurred speech. He failed the field …
Monday, December 10, 2012
If you insist on driving after a few drinks, here's what you should know about how alcohol affects your system and your criminal record.
Do you know how many drinks you can have before you're in danger of getting a drunken driving violation? As we head into the holiday season, Patch wants you to know when enough is enough. When police pull drivers over for suspected drunken driving, officers ask them to perform field sobriety tests and to take a breath test to measure Blood Alcohol Content. A BAC test measures the percentage of alcohol present in a person's bloodstream. Ohio's legal limit is 0.08. According to the Virginia Tech Alcohol Abuse Prevention website, every 40 minutes, 0.01 percent of alcohol leaves your system. The limit for people under 21 is 0.02, said Bath Township Chief Michael McNeely. Is it concievable for someone to blow a 0.01 and still be charged? "Yes…
Friday, November 16, 2012
The exact location and time will be announced Saturday morning.
On Saturday evening, the Ohio State Highway Patrol will conduct a drunken driving checkpoint somewhere in Portage County. The exact location of the checkpoint won't be released until Saturday morning. The checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers. "Based on provisional data, there were 332 OVI-related fatal crashes in which 359 people were killed last year and 7,507injured in Ohio," Lt. Nakia Hendrix, commander of the Ravenna Post, said. "State troopers make on average 25,000 OVIarrests each year in combating these dangerous drivers. OVI checkpoints are designed to not only deter impaired driving,but to proactively remove these dangerous drivers from our roadways." Check Patch Saturday …
dominic m petrella
8:46 am on Sunday, May 19, 2013
DUI checkpoints are not about getting drunks of the road. They are used to get the citizens trained to comply without argument. If the police wanted to get drunks of the road ,they would park outside of bars and watch drunks get into their cars.. check points violate the fourth amendment of the constitution. more ›