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Nearly 900 drivers cited during 6-state trooper project

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The Ohio State Highway Patrol and members of the six-State Trooper Project conducted a coordinated enforcement initiative on I-75 earlier this month to focus on traffic safety.

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The three-day project, which ran from Feb. 13 through Feb. 15, targeted speed, safety belt, and OVI violations.

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In total, law enforcement officers across the participating states cited 816 drivers for speed-related violations, 83 for safety belt infractions, and charged 16 people with OVI, according to a media release.

In Ohio, troopers cited 590 drivers for speed-related violations and 43 for safety belt infractions, while 16 drivers were charged with OVI.

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