The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is reporting traffic fatalities over the New Year’s reporting period and the Christmas reporting period. Ten people were killed on Ohio’s roadways during the 2016 New Year’s Holiday, a four-day reporting period beginning December 31 and ending January 3. During this year’s reporting period, troopers arrested 438 drivers for […]
Patrol releases traffic fatality numbers for New Year’s and Christmas reporting periods
January 7, 2016 by
Vehicle struck by train in Marion
December 18, 2015 by
The Marion Police Department said that a vehicle was struck by a train on the west side of Marion early Friday morning. At 6:53 a.m., officers responded to the CSX railroad crossing in the 900 block of West Center Street. The lone occupant of the vehicle was transported to Marion General Hospital and later taken […]
Patrol reports 9 deaths over Thanksgiving weekend from seven crashes
December 1, 2015 by
Provisional numbers released by the Ohio State Highway Patrol show fewer motorists were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving Holiday than in recent years. Nine people were killed during the five day reporting period, from Wednesday, November 25 until Sunday, November 29, 2015. This is a decrease from the past three years when 23 were […]
Traffic deaths see big rise in Ohio, across country
August 19, 2015 by
The number of traffic deaths in the U.S. is on pace to be the highest since 2007, a downside to an improving economy and lower gas prices, according to the National Safety Council. During the first six months of 2015, nearly 19,000 people were killed on the nation’s highways, an increase of 14 percent since […]
Motorcyclist seriously injured in Caledonia crash
July 29, 2015 by
Troopers from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a serious injury crash that occurred on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at approximately 7:25am on State Route 309 at the intersection of Main Street in the Village of Caledonia in Marion County. The Patrol said that Maureen E. Welch, 71, of Caledonia […]
Crash kills one in the City of Marion
July 8, 2015 by
Troopers from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Davids Street near Wood Street in the City of Marion at approximately 2:35 pm on Tuesday, July 7, 2015. The Patrol says a 2010 Ford E250 van pulling a 2014 Carry-On Corporation trailer, driven by Jason […]
Wednesday morning crash injures 5, closed State Route 95
May 6, 2015 by
Troopers from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said they received a call at about 6:35am of a serious injury crash at State Route 95 west of Campbell Road. The two vehicle crash occurred on State Route 95 in front of the Whirlpool plant in Marion Township. A 2013 Ottawa truck driven […]
Marion City Schools’ bus involved in minor crash
March 3, 2015 by
The Marion Police Department said a school bus from the Marion City Schools was involved in a minor crash Tuesday morning with one student transported to the hospital. At approximately 7:45am on March 3, 2015, police responded to a reported crash involving the school bus on North Greenwood Street just south of East Fairground Street. […]
Early morning crash claims life of Marion man
December 12, 2014 by
The Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said that a Marion man was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Friday morning on Smeltzer Road. The Patrol said the crash took place at approximately 1:30am on Smeltzer Road south of Marion-Cardington Road. Christopher Nagel, 37, of Marion, was driving a 2003 Ford F150 south […]
Patrol reports 19 deaths over Thanksgiving weekend
December 2, 2014 by
Provisional numbers released by the Ohio State Highway Patrol show more motorists were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving Holiday than in recent years. During the five day reporting period, from Wednesday, November 26, at 12 a.m. until Sunday, November 30, 2014 at 11:59 p.m., 19 people were killed on Ohio’s roadways. This is an […]
