OSHP LABOR DAY

TODAY (FRIDAY) MARKS ONE OF THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS OF THE YEAR FOR OHIO DRIVERS AND DATA RELEASED BY OHIO STATE TROOPERS SHEDS LIGHT ON WHY SAFETY IS SO IMPORTANT TODAY AND THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL IS REMINDING DRIVERS TO PAY ATTENTION AND BE CAREFUL. 27 PEOPLE DIED IN 23 CRASHES ACROSS THE STATE LAST LABOR DAY WEEKEND. TROOPERS SAY 65% OF THOSE INVOLVED ALCOHOL OR DRUGS WITH MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR OVI. PLUS, THE PATROL CITED MORE THAN 3,800 DRIVERS FOR GOING AT LEAST 20 MILES PER HOUR OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. THAT INCLUDED 156 CAUGHT GOING 100 MILES PER HOUR OR FASTER.