MASON — 20 people became members of the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s “Saved by the Belt” club on Saturday.
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State Patrol partnered with King’s Island to host the event, according to an OSHP spokesperson.
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The event was held inside the amusement park and the recipients were nominated from OSHP’s Jackson, Piqua and Wilmington districts.
The “Saved by the Belt” nomination recognizes those who wore a seat belt when involved in a crash, subsequently avoiding serious injury or death, the spokesperson said.
Each recipient got a framed Saved by the Belt certificate, license plate and license plate bracket, the spokesperson said.
Kings Island also provided each recipient and their family members with one-day admission tickets to the park.
The following individuals were honored on Saturday:
- Kiersten Bellamy, 13, of Bethel
- Michael Bellamy, 42, of Bethel
- Dorothy “Anna” Brown, 39, of Centerville
- Lilian Brown, 12, of Centerville
- Jamiha Carter, 8, of Bethel
- Nidjah Carter, 9, of Bethel
- Shawna Carter, 40, of Bethel
- Amber Catching, 42, of Fairfield
- Evangeline Clark, 8, of Centerville
- India Clark, 9, of Centerville
- Dominick Williams, 24, of Urbana
- Desmond Dorsey, 22, of Urbana
- Daniel Hammonds Jr., 41, of Otway
- Cassie Napier, 32, of Hamilton
- Kingston Napier, 12, of Hamilton
- Brent Peaden, 57, of Xenia
- Mary Talbert, 36, of McDermott
- Sandra Townsend, 64, of Franklin
- James Washington, 33, of Hamilton
- Ny’omi Washington, 1, of Hamilton
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