NOVEMBER 2017
TOP 6 TRAFFIC OFFENSES NEWS OHIO
OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL WARNS HOLIDAY TRAVELERS TO OBSERVE TRAFFIC LAWS The Ohio State Highway Patrol is warning motorists heading into the Thanksgiving holiday period to follow all traffic laws, including buckling seat belts and never driving impaired. The patrol says nine people were killed in nine crashes on Ohio roads during the long holiday weekend last year. The 2017 Thanksgiving holiday reporting period begins Wednesday at 12 a.m. and ends Sunday at 11:59 p.m News Source: http://nbc4i.com/2017/11/21/ohio-state-highway-patrol-warns-holiday-travelers-toobserve-traffic-laws
OHIO WOMAN SET FOR DEPORTATION AFTER TRAFFIC VIOLATION
An Ohio woman, a mother of four, was scheduled to be deported on Tuesday after authorities discovered her immigration status during a traffic stop last month. “She said that she’s very afraid, that she doesn’t want to go back to a country where she’s coming from, because her life is at risk over there.” News Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/ohio-mom-set-deportation-traffic-violation/story? id=48961152
MENTOR POLICE GET GRANT FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
The Mentor Police Department recently announced that it was awarded about $54,400 in federal funding from the Ohio Department of Public Safety. The grant money goes directly to pay officers to work the road enforcing safe driving behaviors,” said Police Lt. Dan Molnar. “They will be on the lookout for speed, distracted driving, and OVI violations. News Source: http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20171121/mentor-police-get-grant-for-trafficviolations-such-as-distracted-driving-speed
OHIO STATE POLICE MAKING SURE ON-CAMPUS BICYCLISTS FOLLOW TRAFFIC LAWS Sekulic was pulled over by University Police for riding her bike the wrong way on Neil Avenue. It wasn’t only her. On Nov. 9 alone, between 4:13 p.m. and 5:13 p.m., University Police issued formal warnings to 11 people, all students, for the same traffic violation, according to public records. News Source: https://www.thelantern.com/2017/11/ohio-state-police-making-sure-on-campusbicyclists-follow-traffic-laws
FORMER OHIO STATE STAR, KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT Terry Glenn, a 43-year-old former Ohio State receiver, has died in a car accident near Dallas. WFAA sports reporter Mike Leslie said Glenn's fiance was also in the car and that she remains in critical condition. News Source: http://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/report-terry-glenn-former-ohio-state-starkilled-car-accident/eDps8B6kHPvXbMricEXU7N
OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL CONDUCTING SEAT BELT ENFORCEMENT BLITZ
OHP troopers are working overtime hours with money provided by a federal grant for the Click it or Ticket seat belt campaign. During these hours the officer’s sole duty is to look for seat belt violations. “In Ohio, from 2014-2016, a total of 1,141 people were killed in crashes who were not wearing seat belts.” News Source: http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20171111/ohio-state-highway-patrolconducting-seat-belt-enforcement-blitz
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