While the "wait-and-see" travel trend continues, AAA says we can expect a decrease in people traveling for thanksgiving this year.AAA is projecting a 9 percent drop in people traveling, down from the 2.3 million that traveled in 2019. Although a decrease in travel, there still will be many p… More >>

A semi-truck was on Interstate 75 when another passing trucker let the driver know his axle was on fire. He left the interstate and looked for a place to pull off and check his rig. He pulled into Diamond Manufacturing where a fire in the trailer caused a tire to blow up, resulting in what m… More >>

Several agencies responded to the crash. Traffic was down to one lane in all directions at the intersection. One vehicle was seen in the middle of the intersection with its left front bumper damaged. Another car was seen against a telephone pole in front of the superior auto dealership, with… More >>

As the holiday season approaches the OSHP is reminding drivers to buckle up. Buckling up is one of the easiest ways to protect yourself, and the people you are riding with. Since 2015, there have been 2,600 people killed in crashes because they were not wearing a seatbelt. More >>

Troopers say at 3:45 p.m. Thursday afternoon, a car was stopped, waiting to turn south on Defiance Trail at the intersection with Spencerville Road. Another vehicle tried to avoid hitting this car and swerved into the other lane, striking another car, which went off the road and overturned. … More >>

Trooper R. LaMarr was on the side of the highway with his lights on, finishing up a traffic stop when a car drifted off the right side of the road and hit the back of the patrol car. Both drivers were taken to Joint Township Hospital. Trooper LaMarr was treated and released. The driver of th… More >>

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is bringing awareness to school bus safety this week. More >>

A person is in the hospital after a rollover crash outside of Beaverdam Wednesday evening. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says that around 5 p.m., a Honda was heading south on Swaney Road and stopped at the intersection at Sugar Creek Road. More >>

The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Van Wert Post is investigating two crashes involving three commercial vehicles that occurred early this morning on US24 in Paulding County.  At 3:20 A.M., troopers were dispatched to the crashes which occurred almost simultaneously on US24 west of SR49 in Carr… More >>

The Lima Police Department says around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night, officers went to stop a car for blowing through a stop sign. After a short pursuit, the car crashed into this house in the 700 block of North Collett Street. Police tell us two passengers were taken into custody, and a third per… More >>

Mercer County Grand Jury has indicted Teddy Hale, 28 on one charged of Vehicular Homicide.   He is being held in jail on a $500,000 bond.    On September 27th, the Celina Police Department says Hale failed to stop for a car and motorcycle that were stopped ahead of him.  Hale hit the motorcy… More >>

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says just before 5:00 p.m. Friday, the call came in of an accident on Conant Road and Ft. Amanda Road near the Auglaize and Allen County line. Law enforcement hasn't released much information to media yet, but say the Auglaize County coroner was called in and on… More >>

Around 4:30 p.m. Friday, a crash on North Cole Street required a woman and her 4-month-old to be transported to the hospital. According to police, the driver of the black car was heading north on Cole Street when they had to stop for another stopped vehicle in front of them. When the driver … More >>

21-year-old Dalton Roessler is wanted on the charge of Stopping after an Accident on Public Roads or Highway. The charge is a third-degree felony. Police say 17-year-old Sierra Stewart was killed during the rollover crash on Spencerville road. Two other passengers were taken to the hospital … More >>

The car went off the north side of the road, flipping and coming to rest on its roof. Two other passengers, 18-year-old Chloe Greer and 19-year-old Aaron Caskey, both of Lima, were taken to St. Rita's with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver, a white male in his 20s, ran off. A K-9 sea… More >>

First responders were called out to the entrance ramp of U.S. 30 west in Beaverdam for a semi that flipped over at around 7 p.m. The crash closed down the entrance ramp as well as U.S. 30 heading west. Injuries are unknown at this time, and the crash is under investigation. More >>

75,411. That's the number of crashes since 2015 that the Ohio State Highway Patrol says have involved one or more drivers who were distracted. The OSHP is joining five other state patrols to focus on distracted driving during the month of October. More >>

Construction areas on highways are a common sight in Ohio before the weather gets too cold, and that means that workers are on the roads. Unfortunately, crashes in these sites do happen - and that's why the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Highway Patrol are teaming up to make work … More >>

ODOT District 1 Deputy Director Chris Hughes explains, “Studies show that r-cuts can reduce fatal crashes by up to 70-percent and total crashes by 40-percent. We find that it is going to be a significant safety improvement.” More >>

The Lima Police Department responded to a crash between a vehicle and a man in a motorized wheelchair at the intersection of High Street and McDonel Street. Police say the man in the wheelchair was going the wrong way down High Street when he was hit. He had to be taken to the hospital for a… More >>

28-year-old Teddy Hale is being held on a half a million-dollar bond on the charge of Driving Under Suspension. The Celina Police Department says Hale was driving on North Main Street just before 4:30 p.m. and failed to stop for a motorcycle that was slowing to a stop for a car that was maki… More >>

The incident happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday just west of Convoy Road. The Van Wert post of the State Highway Patrol says 43-year-old Brad Morris of Convoy was pronounced dead at the scene. Morris was eastbound in the westbound lane and hit a car driven by 25-year-old Luke Schimmoeller of F… More >>

Troopers with the Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol say around 5 p.m., a pickup truck was heading northbound on I-75 near milepost 107 when he went off into the median, overcorrected, skipped over the lanes, and flipped over. The driver was ejected and life-flighted out. The p… More >>

The “Save by the Belt” Club is a joint effort with the Ohio Department of Public Safety and over 400 law enforcement agencies in the state. It brings awareness to accidents that could have turned out worse if seat belts were not worn. In 2019, over 450 Ohioans were killed in traffic crashes … More >>

In Spencer Township, North Kill Road, between Union Road and Fruend Road, will be closed for the next six weeks. The engineer's office is preparing to replace a bridge deck. The closure will start Tuesday, September 22nd. More >>

One person has died and multiple were injured after a crash in Van Wert Friday morning. According to the Van Wert post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, at 7:40 AM at the intersection of State Route 118 and Wren Landeck Road, a gray 2012 Dodge Journey was traveling westbound and failed to st… More >>

The Hardin County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a fatal crash that occurred Friday morning. At 6:30 AM at the intersection of State Route 67 and State Route 235, deputies state that a Southbound White Honda Accord had pulled from the stop sign on St. Rt. 235 into the path of a … More >>

Elm and Pine will be closed from Monday, September 28th through Friday, October 16th. Crews will be reconstructing the roadway and replacing the decks on both bridges. The Ohio Department of Transportation is managing the 3.9-million dollar project. The closure will also include the Ottawa R… More >>

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers were on the scene around 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. A Hyundai was headed west on State Road and failed to yield for a stop sign. The driver then ran into a Lincoln that was headed south on Slabtown. More >>

Local law enforcement are currently conducting round two of an enforcement effort aimed at stopping dangerous and reckless driving in Allen County. Starting on Sunday, the Lima Police Department, Allen County Sheriff's Office, and the Ohio Highway Patrol will increase efforts on the west sid… More >>

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, that is down from 12 deaths statewide for the 2019 and 2018 Labor Day weekends. The highway patrol stepped up enforcement for drunk driving over the holiday weekend and over 530 people were cited for impaired driving. They also reported that 3,200 … More >>

The crash happened just before 6 p.m. near the intersection of State Route 15 and Road 12, to the northwest of Ottawa. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office says 34-year-old Thomas Stoddard of Leipsic was southbound on 15 and went left of center. His vehicle collided with a truck driven by 70-y… More >>

The Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a two vehicle crash on Labor Day. The accident occurred at the intersection of Slabtown Road and North Dixie Highway around 5:30 p.m. More >>

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says troopers have issued 2,200 tickets since April for people driving more than 100 mph. That is a 61% increase over the same time period a year ago. July was also Ohio’s worst month for fatal crashes since 2007. California, Iowa, and Utah are among several sta… More >>

Labor Day weekend travels might look a little different in Ohio as well as the rest of the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this year, AAA forecasted that Americans would take 700 million summer trips.  More >>

Most citations involved speeding, reckless driving, or failing to yield. 20 people were cited for driving without a license and arrests were made for impaired driving and drug possession. Grigsby says the point of the enforcement was educating drivers on safer practices and paying attention … More >>

Locally, there are many stations that are under the two-dollar mark. Petroleum experts say the reason for the drop is because refineries are back to work after Hurricane Laura and this summer has been good at the pump. They say this has been the most stable and had the lowest gas prices betw… More >>

Pleasant Township – On September 3, 2020 at approximately 10:44 A.M., Troopers from the Van Wert Post responded to an injury crash at the intersection of US 224 and Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township, in Van Wert County. More >>

(PERRY TOWNSHIP) – The Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a non-injury crash involving a Perry Local School bus and a commercial semi tractor-trailer. The crash occurred at 7:55 AM on Hanthorn Road, west of State Route 117, in Perry Township, Allen County. More >>

The Ohio State Highway air patrol will conduct targeted enforcement around Ohio Department of Transportation construction zones. I-75 in Allen County was mentioned as one of the locations. There have been 12 deaths in construction zones in Ohio this year. More >>

Since November of 2019, the Mercer County Sheriff's Office says that they have seen 15 vehicle crashes that were caused by distracted driving, speeding, and stop sign violations. After seeing those crash numbers and hearing multiple complaints from citizens, the sheriff's office is now takin… More >>

Troopers from the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a two-vehicle injury crash that occurred Wednesday evening, August 26, 2020, at approximately 7:36 p.m. on State Route 118 at the intersection of State Route 707. More >>

On Wednesday, Joseph Moore of Kenton was killed in a head-on collision in McDonald Township. Just after noon, Moore was driving south on County Road 75. He drove into the path of a trailer driving north. The driver of the trailer was not injured. The second crash resulted in the death of a 1… More >>

A woman is sent to the hospital after a crash on 309 Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened around noon in Elida. More >>

The Lima post of the State Patrol reports 18-year-old Chance Edwards was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a vehicle. The post reports that the incident happened just after 11 p.m. Law enforcement was called to Dixie Highway just north of S.R. 81 to a male and female arguing. A… More >>

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office says 62-year-old Linda Oleyar was pronounced dead at the scene and a medical condition could be to blame.  Around 8 p.m., Oleyar was southbound in the 17,000 block of Wenger Road and went off the east side of the road into a cornfield. Witnesses pulled her … More >>

One person was taken to the hospital Monday afternoon following a motorcycle accident. More >>

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says the accident happened just after 5 p.m. when a semi tractor-trailer apparently rear-ended an eastbound camper being pulled by a pickup truck. The crash causing the semi to roll over, and causing heavy damage to the camper. More >>

87-year-old Janet Hussey is being treated for minor injures for a crash on Fort Amanda Road. A doorbell camera caught the whole crash. Just before 10 a.m., Hussey tried to turn left on Fort Amanda Road from Yoakam Road. She didn't see 19-year-old Jeanna Fullom driving east on Fort Amanda Roa… More >>