The Ohio Highway Patrol is reporting six fatal crashes resulting in seven deaths on Ohio’s roadways during the 2023-2024 New Year’s holiday according to provisional statistics. This is a decrease from the four-day reporting period last year when 13 fatalities were reported.
Of the seven fatalities, five of those were not wearing a safety belt. The reporting period began at midnight on December 29 and ran through 11:59 p.m. on January 1.
Troopers made 3,259 traffic enforcement contacts; including 272 OVI arrests, 106 distracted driving and 409 safety belt citations.
The public is encouraged to continue using #677 to report dangerous or impaired drivers, as well as drug activity. A statistical analysis of the patrol’s enforcement activity over the holiday is available at statepatrol.ohio.gov/static /links/NewYearHoliday2024 _PIO.pdf.
