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The OVI Task Force aims to reduce the amount of drug- and alcohol-related crashes, injuries and fatalities in Montgomery County.
OVI Task Force of Mont. Co. will operate a sobriety checkpoint TONIGHT Fri., May 22 from 7-11 pm, near N. Gettysburg Ave & Kings Hwy. It's Memorial Day weekend & one of the first with fewer COVID-19 restrictions, we want everyone to stay safe. #DriveSober pic.twitter.com/pfTnvs4keg
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) May 22, 2020
Over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, task force officers urge residents who plan to drink alcohol to designate a sober driver or make other arrangements to get home safely.
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There were 584 alcohol-related and 236 drug-related crash in Montgomery in 2019, according to the task force. Of those, 13 were deadly.
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