COLUMBUS — Ohio saw a decrease in traffic deaths this New Year’s holiday.
Seven people died in six crashes over the four-day reporting period, according to new data from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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Five of the seven people who died were not wearing an available safety belt.
One of the deadly crashes happened yesterday on Preble County Line Road. There, a 20-year-old man died after losing control, going airborne, and hitting an electric police and a tree.
Last year, 13 people died in crashes over the holiday reporting period.
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This holiday weekend, troopers made 3,259 traffic stops. Of those, 272 OVI arrests were made. 106 distracted driving and 409 safety belt citations were made.
The four-day reporting period ran from midnight on Dec. 29 through 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 1.
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