Central and Southern Ohio Lead State in Felony Stops
Central and Southern Ohio led the state in the number of felony arrests made from traffic stops.The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports that ,079 felony stops were made between January and July of this...
View ArticleOhio State Highway Patrol Wants to Set a New Record
There were one thousand and 80 people killed on Ohio’s roads last year. That was more than in 2009 when a record low number of people died as a result of roadway accidents. One thousand twenty two...
View ArticleFederal Funds Pay Ohio Troopers' Holiday Overtime
The State Highway Patrol says it's using federal traffic safety funding to pay overtime for troopers providing an increased presence on Ohio roadways this holiday season.The Plain Dealer in Cleveland...
View ArticleHoliday Red-Ribbon Campaign Plugs Ohio Road Safety
Law enforcers around Ohio plan more than 9,700 hours of enforcement during the holidays, including 23 sobriety checkpoints statewide.State crash statistics show 410 people were killed in 379...
View ArticleOhio Traffic Deaths Rise In 2012 After Record Low
The State Highway Patrol says the number of people killed on Ohio roads rose in 2012 compared with the record low reported the previous year.The patrol reported 1,056 confirmed traffic deaths in 962...
View ArticleScores of Vehicles Snared in Ohio Highway Pileups
Authorities say a southwest Ohio highway pileup involving at least 86 vehicles has left a 12-year-old girl dead.The Interstate 275 crash was one of at least four pileups that snared dozens of vehicles...
View ArticleOhio Patrol Says New Hotline Spurs More Crime Tips
The State Highway Patrol says increased efforts to crack down on drug trafficking and other crimes are paying off with more calls from the public to its revamped hotline and greater use of its unit...
View ArticleTroopers, State Police Target Distracted Driving
State troopers in Ohio are joining with state police in four neighboring states to crack down and increase awareness about distracted driving.The week-long effort that begins Sunday is part of a move...
View ArticleOhio State Highway Patrol Release Report on Air Show Crash
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol - pilot error was the cause of a crash at the Vectren Dayton Air Show last month. Killed in the June 22nd accident were the plane’s owner, 44 year-old Jane...
View ArticleACLU: Ohio Patrol Policy More Protective Than Some
An American Civil Liberties Union report on police departments' increased use of license-plate scanning notes that the scanning policy of the State Highway Patrol in Ohio is more protective of privacy...
View ArticleOhio Patrol Reports Increased Drug-Related Arrests
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has reported more drug-related arrests and seizures in Ohio in the first half of this year compared with the first six months of 2012. Recently released patrol statistics...
View Article13 People Killed On Ohio Roads Thanksgiving Weekend
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says 13 people lost their lives in crashes on Ohio’s roadways during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend between midnight on November 27th to midnight Monday morning. The...
View ArticleAAA Expects Holiday Travel By 3.5 Million Ohioans
Auto club AAA estimates more than 3.5 million Ohioans will travel at least 50 miles from home during the year-end holiday period running from Saturday through New Year's Day.That number is up slightly...
View ArticleUpgrades Made To Ohio’s Habitual Drunk Driver Offender Registry
There’s an online registry in Ohio that identifies habitual drunk drivers but recently, there have been cases where there have been gaps in that database. Staff Lieutenant Anne Ralston of the Ohio...
View ArticlePatrol: Record Low Ohio Traffic Deaths In 2013
Preliminary data show Ohio had a record-low number of traffic deaths in 2013.The State Highway Patrol reports at least 923 people died on Ohio roads during the past year. Additional deaths are under...
View ArticlePatrol: 273 Citations Given Under Ohio Texting Ban
The State Highway Patrol says more than 270 citations have been given to drivers for texting or using a cellphone behind the wheel in violation of Ohio law since the statewide texting ban took effect...
View ArticleAbandoned Cooler Causes Bomb Scare at Ohio State Fair
COLUMBUS, OH - An abandoned item at the Ohio State Fair led authorities to close the Skyway ride and a section of the fair on its opening day.Multiple media outlets report that the Columbus fire...
View ArticlePatrol: Most Ohio Counties have Fewer Crash Deaths
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The State Highway Patrol says most Ohio counties have seen a drop in crash deaths so far this year compared to this point in 2010. A map posted on the patrols website shows that 50 of...
View ArticleCentral and Southern Ohio Lead State in Felony Stops
Central and Southern Ohio led the state in the number of felony arrests made from traffic stops. The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports that ,079 felony stops were made between January and July of this...
View ArticleOhio State Highway Patrol Wants to Set a New Record
There were one thousand and 80 people killed on Ohios roads last year. That was more than in 2009 when a record low number of people died as a result of roadway accidents. One thousand twenty two were...
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