Law enforcement made 7 OVI arrests in BG Friday
During an Ohio State Highway Patrol OVI checkpoint on Friday night on Wooster Street, 1,084 vehicles drove through and were checked.
Four vehicles were diverted for suspected impairment. Following the checkpoint, officers and troopers worked a saturation patrol in and around the city of Bowling Green. During the saturation patrol, 65 traffic stops were made and seven OVI arrests were reported during this time.
Officers from the Bowling Green Police Division, Bowling Green State University Police Department, Wood County Sheriff’s Office, as well as troopers from the Bowling Green post, participated in the OVI checkpoint. Local law enforcement agencies are reminding motorists not to drive while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Remaining section of old DiSalle bridge over the Maumee River demolished via explosives
TOLEDO — The remaining section of the old DiSalle bridge over the Maumee River was demolished Saturday night via explosives requiring traffic on Interstate 75 on either side of the bridge to be temporarily stopped.
The demolition occurred at approximately 10 p.m. Just before detonation, the area around and under the bridge was checked and traffic on Interstate 75 was slowed then stopped at Detroit Avenue southbound, and at Buck Road northbound.
The DiSalle bridge reconstruction over the Maumee River is part of ODOT’s I-75 project which is reconstructing and widening I-75 between Buck Road and South Avenue…
