COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State Highway Patrol says 10 people were killed in 10 separate crashes in the state over the five-day Christmas holiday period last week.
Seven people died in six crashes during the two-day Christmas reporting period in 2013.
The patrol says half of deaths between midnight Christmas Eve and 11:59 p.m. Sunday involved impaired driving.
Five of the people who died were not wearing safety belts.