COLUMBUS, Ohio — Eleven people died in nine different vehicle crashes during the Fourth of July this year, according to a report from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The statistics, released Thursday by the patrol, revealed that troopers arrested 133 individuals for impaired driving and 96 others for drug-related charges.
In total, there were 249 crashes that the patrol responded to between July 3 and July 4. Of the nine crashes that were fatal, impairment was a factor in two and a seat belt was not used in three.
Last year around the same time, patrol reported that there were 16 fatal crashes. That number was recorded during a reporting period from July 1, 2022, through July 4, 2022. Eleven of those crashes involved drugs or alcohol.
Motorists are urged by the patrol to call #677 to report impaired drivers or drug activity. For more details on the report, click here.
