Ohio State Highway Patrol releases post-Thanksgiving holiday report
Despite many people not traveling due to the pandemic, there were still hundreds of arrests.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — According to provisional statistics, 9 people were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving holiday. During the 5-day reporting period, from Wednesday, November 25th at midnight through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 29th, 9 people were killed in fatal crashes. In 2019, there were 15 fatal crashes in which 18 people were killed.
Of the 9 killed, 2 were pedestrians, 4 were not wearing a seat belt and 2 involved impaired driving.
Troopers arrested 298 people for operating a vehicle while impaired and 193 for drugs. Troopers also issued 944 safety belt and 146 distracted driving violations. Throughout the holiday reporting period, troopers also assisted 2,135 motorists.
A statistical analysis of the patrol’s enforcement activity over the holiday is available below.
