9 people die on Ohio roadways over Thanksgiving holiday

Of the nine people killed over this Thanksgiving holiday, two were pedestrians, four were not wearing a seat belt and two involved impaired driving, the patrol stated.

Troopers arrested 298 people for impaired driving and 193 for drugs during the same time period. Troopers also issued 944 safety belt and 146 distracted driving citations, according to the highway patrol.

Throughout the holiday reporting period, troopers also assisted 2,135 motorists.

A statistical analysis of the Patrol’s enforcement activity over the holiday is available at https://www.statepatrol.ohio.gov/links/Thanksgiving2020_PIO.pdf [lnks.gd].