Monday, March 12, 2012
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said it will announce the location the morning of the operation.
There will be an OVI checkpoint somewhere in the area this week, but the Ohio State Highway Patrol has not announced the location or day yet. The patrol announced in a press release Monday morning from Ravenna that sometime in the next seven days a sobriety checkpoint will be set up to "deter and intercept impaired drivers." The day before the checkpoint is set up, the county where it will take place will be announced. The morning of the checkpoint, the location will be announced. "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," a press release stated. Wherever the checkpoint is set…
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Helpful sites to help plan a DUI-free night
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Ad Council are asking that everyone do their part to lower the number of alcohol-impaired vehicle crashes in 2012. The best way to stay safe and not get a DUI - or worse - this New Year's Eve is to plan ahead and designate a sober before you head out to your festivities. Here are a few ways you can make sure everyone has fun and stays safe this holiday, or whenever you have a night out:
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Police offer these recipes for tasty, alcohol-free drinks
Throwing a New Year's Eve party? You can make it a safe one for designated drivers by serving some non-alcoholic cocktails. The Cuyahoga County Law Enforcement Task Force, a coalition of 45 law enforcement agencies — including Beachwood — and Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital's Injury Prevention Center, offers this Mocktail Recipe Guide for delicious non-alcoholic drinks. Mock Champagne Punch • 2 (2 liter) bottles ginger ale, chilled • 1 (46 oz) can pineapple juice, chilled • 1 (64 oz) bottle white grape juice, chilled To make ice ring: Fill a ring-shaped cake pan to 1/2 with ginger ale. Freeze until partially frozen. At this stage you can place edible flowers, or pieces of fruit around the ring. Fill pan with ginger ale and freeze …
Earl Elevant
1:09 am on Thursday, March 15, 2012
If you're taking prescription meds and it impairs your driving, then you could (and should) get an OVI if you get behind the wheel. more ›