COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol report 10 people were killed in traffic accidents over the New Year’s holiday.
That is a decline from the four-day reporting period last year, when 14 fatalities were reported, according to provisional statistics.
Four fatalities were the result of a driver or passenger failing to wear a safety belt when available, three were OVI-related and five of the victims were pedestrians, the patrol reported.
One of the 10 fatal accidents was in Franklin County.
There were four fatalities reported during the 2019-20 New Year’s holiday period and 12 during the 2018-19 reporting period.
The four-day reporting period began at midnight Dec. 30 and ran through 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 2.
Troopers made 229 OVI arrests, issued 59 tickets for distracted driving and handed out 288 safety belt citations.