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October 21, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Transportation: COLUMBUS – Since 2009, pedestrian deaths have been on the rise, hitting an all-time high in 2021 with 176 people killed. However, Ohio has recorded a steady decline of 6% in 2022 and 9% in 2023 with 165 and 150 pedestrian deaths, respectively. Through August, pedestrian deaths this year were also down 17% to 84. Of 150 pedestrian deaths in Ohio last year, 103 occurred after dark. So far this year, there have been 84 pedestrian deaths, 73 of which occurred during dusk, dawn, or nighttime conditions.

 

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The state of Ohio is no stranger to crashes involving students 18 and younger: numbers from the Ohio Department of Transportation show that over the last five years, over 4,500 crashes involving pedestrians 18 and younger have happened, resulting in 126 deaths. And so to help prevent a tragedy like this from happening close to home, those with Lima City Schools urge drivers to be patient with the extra traffic and to not pass school buses that are picking up or dropping kids off.