LIMA, OH (WLIO) - If you plan on having fun this New Year's, make sure you do so safely.
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September 20, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Public Safety: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) – National Child Passenger Safety Week is September 15-21, 2024 and The Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) is reminding parents and caregivers that children are best protected in a crash when they are buckled correctly in the right seats for their ages and sizes. This week, OTSO visited Richardson Elementary school in Cuyahoga Falls to observe the new “Buckle Up with Brutus” safety education program created for second and third grade students. The program aims to educate students and families about the importance of wearing a seat belt and using a booster seat.
The number of people killed is lower that the 24 people killed over the 2023 Labor Day weekend.
August 23, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol: Findlay - The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Findlay Police Department, the University of Findlay Police Department, and the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, announced today an OVI checkpoint will be held from 8P.M. to 12A.M. tonight, on Main Street, in the City of Findlay, Hancock County.
July 8, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol: COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 16 people lost their lives in 15 traffic crashes during the July Fourth reporting period, which began Wednesday, July 3 at midnight and ended Sunday, July 7 at 11:59 p.m. In nine of the fatalities in which safety belts were available, seven were unbelted (78%). Ohio’s safety belt law remains a secondary violation; however, troopers continued to have zero tolerance during the holiday reporting period when motorists were stopped for other violations and were found not wearing their safety belt. Throughout the holiday reporting period, troopers issued nearly 3,000 safety belt and child safety seat citations.
One person was arrested during a OVI checkpoint in Auglaize County Friday night.
June 28, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol: Wapakoneta - The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that an OVI checkpoint will be held from 7 P.M. through 9 P.M. tonight on County Road 25A, in Auglaize County. Partner agencies assisting with the checkpoint include the Auglaize County Sheriff s Office, the Wapakoneta Police Department, and the Ohio Department of Transportation.
June 7, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Defiance Post: DEFIANCE – The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Bryan Police Department and the Williams County Sheriff’s Office, announced today, that an OVI checkpoint will be held from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM tonight on North Main Street in Bryan, Ohio, in Williams County. The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers.
One simple move could make the difference between life and death if you ever get into a car crash. That move is putting on your seatbelt. The Allen County Safe Community Coalition kicked off the nationwide "Click It or Ticket" campaign Thursday morning. Whether you are driving across town or across the nation, making sure that you and your passengers' seatbelts are fastened is key before you put your vehicle in drive.
Allen East students got a reminder to buckle up as part of the Click It or Ticket campaign Wednesday afternoon. The students participated in the Quick Click challenge, where teams of four rushed to a truck and buckled up as quickly as possible before switching seats.