2 OVI checkpoints in Montgomery County Friday night

Tonight, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Montgomery County Combined Agency OVI Task Force will conduct two sobriety checkpoints in Jefferson Twp.

The first OVI checkpoint is from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the 5900 block of West Third Street.

The second OVI checkpoint is from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in the 4300 block of Germantown Pike.

State law requires that law enforcement announce times and locations head of time.

The purpose of the sobriety checkpoints is to intercept and deter impaired drivers.

Between Jan. 1 and today, there have been 7,525 crashes throughout the county.

Of those crashes, 350 involved an impaired driver, including 24 crashes that were fatal, according to the sheriff’s office.

Crashes involving impaired drivers account for 56% of deadly crashes in Montgomery County.

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