Police said that at the Shiloh Springs location, which lasted from 6:30 to 9 p.m., 212 vehicles passed through the checkpoint.
Of those, 14 vehicles were diverted for further checks, resulting in two citations for driving with a suspended license and one citation for driving without a license.
Saturation patrols in the area stopped six vehicles but no citations were issued.
At the Salem Avenue location, which lasted from 9 to 11:30 p.m., 216 vehicles passed through the checkpoint, 33 of which were diverted for further checks.
Police made two arrests for people driving under the influence, and arrested one other person for a misdemeanor. Five citations were issued for driving with a suspended license and two citations were issued for driving with no license.
One vehicle was towed from the checkpoint.
Saturation patrols near the Salem Avenue checkpoint arrested one person for OVI and another for driving without a license. They also stopped seven other vehicles, though none of those resulted in citations or arrests.
The checkpoints are intended to deter impaired driving as well as arrest impaired drivers.
State law requires law enforcement to announce sobriety checkpoints ahead of time.
There have been at least 331 OVI-related crashes reported in Montgomery County so far this year, including 22 fatal crashes, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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