COLUMBUS - The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported 10 people were killed over the Christmas holiday weekend in traffic crashes on Ohio roads, as compared with only 8 people killed last year. This year there was a longer reporting period; five days this year compared with 3 ¼ days last year.

The following Ohio traffic fatalities and traffic data are for the weekend of December 21 at 12:01 a.m. through December 25 at midnight.

	Fatal crashes	Number killed	Number Injured
State/Federal Highways	6	7	13
County Roads	2	3	1
City Streets	0	0	0
Interstate highways (inside cities)	0	1	3
Interstate highways (outside cities)	0	0	0
Ohio Turnpike	0	0	0
Totals	8	10	14

Alcohol Use Information

	# Fatal Crashes
Alcohol in use	2
Alcohol not in use	4
Alcohol use unknown	2

Safety Belt Information

	Number killed
Safety belts in use	4
Safety belts installed but not used	4
Safety belts not installed	1
Pedestrian	0
Motorcycle	1
Other type vehicle	0
Unknown	1

 

As a reminder, motorists can call toll-free 1-877-7-PATROL to receive highway help, report suspicious activity, or advise troopers of disabled vehicles.

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