OHIO — Data from the Ohio State Highway Patrol showed there were only six traffic fatalities over the four-day Memorial Day weekend, which is the lowest in 18 years.
What You Need To Know
- During the weekend, troopers made 16,490 traffic stops, with 355 impaired driving arrests, 66 drug arrests and 2,090 seat belt citations
- The historically low traffic fatality number followed the OHSP’s first statewide impaired driver initiative a week ago
- The initiative resulted in 158 impaired driving arrests and four felony arrests. Of those arrests, 51 were arrested at a checkpoint
During the weekend, troopers made 16,490 traffic stops, with 355 impaired driving arrests, 66 drug arrests and 2,090 seat belt citations.
The historically low traffic fatality number followed the OHSP’s first statewide impaired driver initiative a week ago…