Ohio State Highway Patrol Declares Memorial Day to Labor Day ‘100 Deadliest Days of Summer’ for Road Safety Awareness
The Ohio State Highway Patrol considers the period from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend to the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer.
Motorists are being reminded to buckle up, drive focused and sober.
During this period last year, 67,305 crashes occurred on Ohio’s roadways.
Of those, 371 were fatal crashes that killed 397 people which was five less than the year prior.
Last year during this time frame, speeding citations of 20 mph or more over the speed limit accounted for nearly 29,000 citations.
More than 1,200 of those citations involved speeds of at least 100 mph.
Also, during this time period, troopers made more 4,490 impaired driving arrests and issued 19,143 safety belt citations.
You can help contribute to roadway safety by calling #677 to report drug activity and dangerous or impaired driving.
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