Holiday travel: Fewer motorists killed on Ohio roads | Toledo, Ohio Car Accident Attorney

Provisional numbers released recently by the Ohio Department of Public Safety show fewer motorists were killed on Ohio's roads this Thanksgiving holiday. In addition, the Ohio Highway Patrol handled 8.5 percent fewer crashes than last year.

During the reporting period, from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 6 a.m. Monday, 10 people were killed, with three of those deaths attributed to alcohol. Last year, 18 people were killed, with 10 being alcohol-related. In addition, in this year's fatal crashes, 60 percent of those killed were not wearing a safety belt.

Throughout the extended weekend, troopers and local law enforcement used high-visibility enforcement combined with checkpoints to reduce fatal and injury crashes statewide.

The Ohio Department of Public Safety is encouraged by the reduction of fatalities this holiday weekend and hopes that this decline will continue throughout the holiday season.

Troopers would like to remind motorists to buckle up during the upcoming holidays and emphasize that wearing a safety belt is the only way to avoid serious injury or death during a crash.

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