59% fatal crash reduction during 2010 Labor Day Weekend
The Ohio State Highway Patrol released provisional Labor Day fatal crash statistics what show seven people were killed in seven fatal crashes during the holiday reporting period of Friday, September 4 at 6 p.m. through Monday, September 6 at 11:59 p.m. Of these seven fatal crashes on only one is believed to be alcohol-related. During the same reporting period last year, 17 lives were lost on Ohio roadways – of which seven were alcohol-related. OVI (formerly DUI) arrests were down 9.9% in 2010 despite an increase of 17.2% in enforcement. A copy of the Holiday recap can be downloaded at www.statepatrol.ohio.gov.
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