COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol says ten people died on the highways during the New Year’s holiday this year.
According to yesterday’s report, four deaths resulted from not wearing safety belts, three were from operating a vehicle under the influence, and five were pedestrians.
Troopers said the ten fatalities this year are four fewer than the number of people killed during the 2021 holiday. The Patrol said it made over 2,500 traffic stops over the holiday with 229 OVI arrests, more than 280 seatbelt violations, and just under 60 distracted driver violations.
Patrol released the following:
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 10 deaths on Ohio’s roadways during the 2021-2022 New Year’s holiday according to provisional statistics. Four fatalities were the result of not wearing a safety belt when available, three were OVI-related and five were pedestrians. The four-day reporting period began at midnight Thursday, December 30, 2021 and ran through 11:59 p.m. on January 2, 2022. This is a decrease from the four-day reporting period last year, when 14 fatalities were reported.
Troopers made 2,575 traffic enforcement contacts; including 229 OVI arrests, 59 distracted driving and 288 safety belt citations.
The public is encouraged to continue using #677 to report dangerous or impaired drivers, as well as drug activity. A statistical analysis of the Patrol’s enforcement activity over the holiday is available here.
