As part of the Ohio State Patrol’s ongoing effort to make Ohio roadways safe, troopers continue to focus on impaired driving this month and throughout the holiday season.
In 2018, there were 13,353 OVI-related crashes on Ohio roadways, killing 402 people and injuring 7,884 others. OVI-related crashes accounted for 37 percent of all fatal crashes in Ohio in 2018.
Last year, troopers from the Bucyrus Post removed 176 impaired drivers from Ohio's roadways.