The Ohio Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to not drink and drive when celebrating the New Year.
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The Ohio Highway Patrol is currently investigating a three-vehicle crash that occurred just before 11:00 am on Tuesday.
The Ohio Highway Patrol Lima Post has a new Post Commander.
Residents are urged to practice caution traveling on roadways this Thanksgiving period. The Ohio Highway Patrol is expected an increase in drivers on Ohio Roadways, with the possibility of an increase of impaired or distracted drivers.Â
The restricted crossing U-turn (RCUT) will be the first of its kind implemented in Northwest Ohio at the intersection of U.S 30 and Thayer Road in Allen County. The new traffic pattern was needed after the Ohio Highway Patrol says that there was a concerning rise in traffic crashes in that area.Â
A fatal crash closed a portion of Reservoir Road on Tuesday. The Ohio Highway Patrol states that at around 12:30 PM, they received a call of a two vehicle crash in the 3800 block of Reservoir Road.
Two cars will be instrumental to helping spread driver safety tips in Allen County. The Ohio Highway Patrol seized a Corvette and a Camaro from drug stops earlier in the year.
The Ohio Highway Patrol and AAA are reminding drivers of the dangers of distracted driving. April is also Distracted Driving Awareness Month. AAA will be running a prevention initiative titled "Don't Drive Intoxicated. Don't Drive Intexticated. AAA states that the goal of the campaign is to remind drivers that the consequences of alcohol-impaired driving and smartphone use behind the wheel could be the same -- crashes that result in death or injuries.
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.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol, Bath Township Fire/EMS, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and the Lima Allen County Safe Community Coalition gathered for a media conference on Thursday in order to send a message on the dangers of drunk driving. According to the Lima-Allen County Safe Communities Coalition, nearly 11,000 people die every year in impaired driving crashes, which averages to one person every 48 minutes.