Montgomery County was the only county that had a fatal crash with multiple victims. A man and two children died following a two-vehicle crash on New Year’s Day in Jefferson Twp.
Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger identified the deceased as 13-year-old Ta’Wayne Palmer, 9-year-old Octavius Palmer and 49-year-old Ta’Wayne Palmer, all of Dayton.
Fatal crashes were also reported in Hamilton, Gallia, Cuyahoga, Summit and Columbiana counties over the holiday.
This year troopers arrested 214 impaired drivers, according to OSHP. They cited 67 people for distracted driving and 101 for drug violations.
OVI was down 7.8% and crashes were down 15.4% compared to the previous year, according to OSHP. Drug activity was also down 5.6%. There was a 17.5% increase in distracted driving.
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