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Ohio State Highway Patrol launches distracted driving corridor in Auglaize County

AUGLAIZE COUNTY — Nine crashes were reported in 2019 in an area where the Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be launching a distracted driving corridor.

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Deputies say those nine crashes were attributed to distracted driving.

The corridor will be between mileposts 113 and 118 on Interstate 75.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol has been working to enact these safety corridor’s in many other areas in the state as well.

Franchesca Hackworth, WHIO

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