PLAIN TOWNSHIP – A West Salem woman was killed and two others were injured after a three-vehicle crash on Monday night, according to the Wooster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Courtney A. Kovacs, 22, of West Salem, was killed after the crash on U.S. 250 near Smyser Road in Wayne County, the Patrol […]
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13 people killed on Ohio roads over Thanksgiving holiday
COLUMBUS – According to provisional statistics, 13 people were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving holiday. During the five-day reporting period, from Wednesday, November 24 at midnight through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 28, 13 people were killed in 10 fatal crashes. In 2020, there were 11 fatal crashes in which 11 people were killed. […]
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State Trooper injured, New London man arrested for OVI after crash north of Ashland
CLEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP — A New London man was arrested and an Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper was injured after a two-vehicle crash just north of Ashland, according to a Wednesday night press release from the Ashland Post. The Trooper, whose name was not released, was transported to a local hospital and released with minor […]
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Ohio State Highway Patrol shares pedestrian safety tips
MOUNT GILEAD – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding both pedestrians and motorists that safety is a shared responsibility. Since 2016, there have been 14,677 pedestrian-related crashes on Ohio’s roadways. Of those, 807 were fatal crashes involving the deaths of 814 pedestrians. During this time, 41 percent of pedestrian-related crashes occurred between 6 p.m. […]
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Tis the season for deer-vehicle crashes in Ohio
MANSFIELD — Ohio drivers beware. Your risk of colliding with deer increases in October, according to officials at the Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) and the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP). The increased risk is partly due to the fact that October through December is peak deer mating season in the Buckeye state, so […]
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Ohio State Highway Patrol reports 12 fatal crashes during Labor Day
COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 12 fatal traffic crashes which claimed 12 lives over the Labor Day Holiday according to provisional data. Troopers arrested 420 drivers for OVI and issued 2,465 safety belt citations. Troopers also made 292 drug arrests and 128 felony apprehensions. A total of 18,195 traffic enforcement stops […]
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OSHP: Nearly 1/3 of fatal crashes involve unsafe speed
COLUMBUS – According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, from 2018-2020 there were 91,972 crashes on Ohio roadways in which a driver was either exceeding the posted speed limit or unsafe speed was a contributing circumstance on the crash report. During that same time, one-third of speed-related traffic crashes involved at least one driver between […]
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Highway Patrol reports on OVI checkpoint in Ontario
ONTARIO — The Ohio State Highway Patrol and Ontario Police Department conducted an OVI Checkpoint on 4th St., west of Home Road on Aug. 28, from 8 to 10 p.m. During the operation’s hours, 431 vehicles traveled through the checkpoint. Two vehicles were diverted for investigation. Of the two vehicles, one was placed under arrest […]
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Ohio State Highway Patrol establishes OVI checkpoint on 4th St. in Ontario on Aug. 28
ONTARIO – The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with Ontario Police Department, announced Saturday morning that an OVI checkpoint will be conducted starting at 8 p.m. on Aug. 28 at 4th Street, in Ontario. The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers. “Based on provisional data, […]
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Bellville woman dies after last week’s horse-drawn buggy-truck crash in Morrow County
MOUNT GILEAD — A Bellville woman died Wednesday after last week’s truck-buggy crash, according to the Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. In a press release issued Friday night, the Patrol reported Esther R. Wengerd, 52, succumbed to her injuries after the incident which took place on Thursday, Aug. 19 at 8:20 a.m. […]