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Labor Day weekend deemed safe |
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Friday, 11 September 2009 |
By KAREN CAMPBELL
Assistant Managing Editor
Across the state, Labor Day fatalities were down from last year.
Locally, there were no fatal crashes. Of the nine crashes the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol handled, two involved injuries, said Lt. Scott Carrico, commander of the post.
One of those involved alcohol, he said.
“We didn’t have any fatal crashes in the district, which includes Marysville, Piqua, Dayton and Springfield, over the weekend,” Carrico said. “We had pretty good weather and the last big weekend of summer, so we are thankful for a quiet weekend.”
He said troopers made 641 traffic stops and issued 261 citations.
Nineteen impaired drivers were arrested and removed from roads.
Fifty-four aggressive driving violations were cited. Aggressive driving citations include driving 20 or more miles per hour in excess of the speed limit, following too closely, failure to yield and unsafe lane changes. Most of the violations were for speed.
Twenty-eight citations were issued for failure to wear a seatbelt.
Statewide, law enforcement agencies reported 12 fatal crashes between 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday of Labor Day weekend. Last year, 18 people were killed during that same reporting period, according to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
This year’s fatal crashes occurred mostly on state and federal highways with two also on county and
township roads, and one each on a city street and the turnpike.
Of those killed, four were wearing seatbelts. It is unknown if two were.Two were not wearing helmets on motorcycles and two were pedestrians.
As part of the national “Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” campaign, which ran from Aug. 21 through Monday, the patrol arrested 1,564 motorists for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
During the holiday weekend, troopers removed 596 impaired drivers from the road.
There have been seven fatal motor vehicle mishaps in Auglaize County this year. There were four in 2008.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 14 September 2009 )
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