As part of a Franklin County DUI task force crack down on drunken drivers Franklin County Sheriff Deputy Matt Reed watches a subjects eyes as she following his pen at a sobriety check point in Franklin Township, at the just east of the intersection of Frank Road and U.S. Route 62 in the early morning hours of Saturday March 18, 2006. The female, who declined to give her name, was found to be 'borderline', while she was showing some signs of impairment, the officers did not feel that they had enough evidence to prosecute her and allowed a friend to come and pick her up. Several dozen officers took part in the St. Patricks Day event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

As part of a Franklin County DUI task force crack down on drunken drivers Franklin County Sheriff Deputy Matt Reed watches a subjects eyes as she following his pen at a sobriety check point in Franklin Township, at the just east of the intersection of Frank Road and U.S. Route 62 in the early morning hours of Saturday March 18, 2006. The female, who declined to give her name, was found to be ‘borderline’, while she was showing some signs of impairment, the officers did not feel that they had enough evidence to prosecute her and allowed a friend to come and pick her up. Several dozen officers took part in the St. Patricks Day event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

As part of a Franklin County DUI task force crack down on drunken drivers Franklin County Sheriff Deputy C. Floyd checks a car for open containers and drugs at a sobriety check point in Franklin Township, at the just east of the intersection of Frank Road and U.S. Route 62 in the early morning hours of Saturday March 18, 2006. The driver was charged with DUI and open container. Several dozen officers took part in the St. Patricks Day event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

As part of a Franklin County DUI task force crack down on drunken drivers Franklin County Sheriff Deputy C. Floyd checks a car for open containers and drugs at a sobriety check point in Franklin Township, at the just east of the intersection of Frank Road and U.S. Route 62 in the early morning hours of Saturday March 18, 2006. The driver was charged with DUI and open container. Several dozen officers took part in the St. Patricks Day event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Timothy C. Carr, Jacksonville, Ohio, sits handcuffed as he is processed during part of a Franklin County DUI task force crack down on drunken drivers at a sobriety check point in Franklin Township, at the just east of the intersection of Frank Road and U.S. Route 62 in the early morning hours of Saturday March 18, 2006. two opened 24 packs of beer, more than a dozen empty cans, and several half full cans of beer were found strewn around the interior of Carr's SUV. Several dozen officers took part in the St. Patricks Day event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Timothy C. Carr, Jacksonville, Ohio, sits handcuffed as he is processed during part of a Franklin County DUI task force crack down on drunken drivers at a sobriety check point in Franklin Township, at the just east of the intersection of Frank Road and U.S. Route 62 in the early morning hours of Saturday March 18, 2006. two opened 24 packs of beer, more than a dozen empty cans, and several half full cans of beer were found strewn around the interior of Carr’s SUV. Several dozen officers took part in the St. Patricks Day event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

As part of a Franklin County DUI task force crack down on drunken drivers Franklin County Sheriff Deputies check a car at a sobriety check point in Franklin Township, at the just east of the intersection of Frank Road and U.S. Route 62 in the early morning hours of Saturday March 18, 2006. Several dozen officers took part in the St. Patricks Day event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

As part of a Franklin County DUI task force crack down on drunken drivers Franklin County Sheriff Deputies check a car at a sobriety check point in Franklin Township, at the just east of the intersection of Frank Road and U.S. Route 62 in the early morning hours of Saturday March 18, 2006. Several dozen officers took part in the St. Patricks Day event. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

 

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Post Note 2016:  These images have been used extensively by the Columbus Dispatch on so many occasions since I left the paper in 2009 that I have lost count.  The latest use was in their iPhone App page in the Apple App Store (March 2016).