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In the past five weeks, nine people have died in traffic crashes throughout the region.
Ten people lost their lives on Ohio roads over the holiday weekend, and a majority of them were not wearing seat belts.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported that 12 people were killed in 11 crashes statewide during the four-day reporting period — a significant decrease from the 26 fatalities recorded during the same weekend last year.
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and while distracted driving remains a significant concern in Ohio, new data indicates that two years after the state’s “phones down” law took effect, Ohio is seeing positive, lifesaving results.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol will continue being highly visible on roadways across the state in an effort to reduce the number of fatal crashes.
In Ohio, there were fewer traffic fatalities and impaired driving fatalities in 2018 than in 2017, according to a recent report. The Ohio State Highway Patrol recently reported that in 2018 there were 108 fewer people killed on Ohio roads in 2018 than in 2017.