With the upcoming New Year’s Holiday, the Patrol is asking motorists to help bring a safe end to 2013 by not driving impaired and ensuring everyone in your vehicle is buckled-up. Last year in Ohio, seven people died in OVI-related crashes between Christmas and New Year’s. During this year’s two-day Christmas Holiday reporting period of […]
Patrol to Target Impaired Drivers this Holiday Season
December 24, 2013 by
The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be out in full force this holiday season removing dangerous and impaired drivers in an effort to reduce fatal and injury crashes. Last year in Ohio, seven people died in OVI-related crashes between Christmas and New Year’s. “The holidays can be one of the most dangerous times of the […]
Patrol Reminds Motorists that Safety Belts Save Lives
December 13, 2013 by
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says there is simply no disputing that wearing a safety belt can save your life. That is why they are reminding all motorists to buckle-up this upcoming holiday season and continue to do so throughout the New Year. This is in response to seven of the 13 killed during the […]
Patrol Offers Tips and Warnings about Winter Weather Driving
December 11, 2013 by
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is warning drivers about the dangers of driving in winter weather and is offering some tips on what drivers should do in the event of a vehicle break down or a crash. From December 2012 through March 2013, 18,779 crashes, including 98 in Marion County, occurred on snow, ice or […]
Marion Patrol Post Names Banta as Trooper of the Year
December 10, 2013 by
Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper John Banta has been selected as the 2013 Trooper of the Year for the Marion Post. Officials say Banta, 31, was selected in recognition of outstanding service during 2013. Fellow officers stationed at the Marion Post chose Trooper Banta based on his leadership abilities, professional ethics, courteous treatment of others, […]
Two Killed in Marion County Crash Early Sunday Morning
December 9, 2013 by
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says two men were killed in a crash in Marion County early Sunday morning. They report that alcohol is suspected as contributing to the crash that injured two others. Troopers from the Marion Post say the two-vehicle crash occurred on December 8, 2013 at about 1:32am on State Route 203 […]
Thirteen Lives Lost on Ohio Roadways this Thanksgiving Holiday
December 3, 2013 by
Provisional numbers released today by the Ohio State Highway Patrol show there were 13 people killed on Ohio’s roadways the 2013 Thanksgiving Holiday which is two below the four-year average. During the reporting period, which began Wednesday, November 27, at 12:00 a.m., and ran through Sunday, December 1, at 11:59 p.m., 13 people were killed […]
Overly Named Bucyrus Post Trooper of the Year
December 2, 2013 by
Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Craig B. Overly has been selected 2013 Trooper of the Year at the Bucyrus Post. The selection of Trooper Overly, age 25, is in recognition of outstanding service during 2013 at the Bucyrus post. Fellow officers at the Bucyrus post chose Trooper Overly based on leadership abilities, professional ethics, courteous […]
Patrol Reminds Drivers to Not Drink and Drive this Thanksgiving Holiday
November 27, 2013 by
In anticipation of increased traffic during the Thanksgiving holiday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers of the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. Last year during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, 12 people were killed in nine fatal crashes on Ohio’s roadways. Seven of the 12 fatalities, 58 percent, were […]
Marion Man Killed in Single Car Crash
November 21, 2013 by
Troopers from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash that occurred at approximately 6:22am on Thursday, November 21, 2013 on Newmans Cardington Road, east of Claridon Westfield Road, in Richland Township. A 2011 Cadillac CTS, driven by Charles E. Orewiler, 50, of Marion, was eastbound on Newmans Cardington […]
