COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting nearly two dozen roadway fatalities during Labor Day weekend. Officials say 23 people died on Ohio roads in 20 separate crashes last Friday through Monday.
At least four of those wrecks were OVI-related, according to OSHP. Fatalities were up from the same holiday weekend last year, when 18 people were killed.
The following was released:
The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) reports 23 deaths in 20 fatal crashes over the four-day Labor Day weekend reporting period, which began Friday, August 29 at midnight and concluded Monday, September 1 at 11:59 p.m.
According to preliminary Patrol statistics, at least four of the 20 fatal crashes recorded over the Labor Day weekend reporting period were OVI-related. In a continued effort to lower that number to zero, troopers made 398 arrests for impaired driving and 67 for drug-related charges.
In the fatalities in which a safety belt was available, seven were unbelted. Although Ohio’s safety belt law remains a secondary violation, troopers continue to have zero tolerance during the holiday reporting period when motorists were stopped for a violation and found to not be wearing a safety belt. Throughout this four-day reporting period, troopers issued 1,872 safety belt citations.
Additionally, troopers responded to 490 crashes, issued 1,308 citations for distracted driving and provided assistance to 1,568 motorists.
Motorists are encouraged to contribute to a safer Ohio by calling #677 to report drug activity and dangerous or impaired driving on Ohio roadways.
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