COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol and other members of the 6-State Trooper Project will collaborate to focus on speed, safety belt and OVI enforcement along Interstate 70. This initiative will begin on Friday, October 12 at 12:01 a.m. and end on Sunday, October 14 at 11:59 p.m. The high-visibility enforcement will include the Indiana State Police, Pennsylvania State Police and the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
There were 14,389 OVI-related crashes on Ohio’s roadways in 2017, killing 397 and injuring 8,803. Last year, 34 percent of all fatal crashes in Ohio involved alcohol and/or drugs.
“Troopers will be focusing on violations that contribute to fatalities on our roadways,” said Colonel Paul A. Pride, Patrol superintendent. “We want every motorist in Ohio and our neighboring states to arrive safely at their destination.”
The 6-State Trooper Project is a multi-state law enforcement partnership aimed at providing combined and coordinated law enforcement and security services in the areas of highway safety, criminal patrol and intelligence sharing.