Ohio patrol warns against drunken driving during the holiday weekend

COLUMBUS (AP) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is warning motorists that troopers will do what they can to have a Memorial Day weekend free of drunken-driving crashes.

The patrol said in a statement today that accidents involving impaired drivers can make the holiday period a dangerous time on the state’s roads. Six people died in alcohol-related crashes last year during the long weekend, out of 11 total traffic fatalities.

Officials say troopers will work alongside local law enforcement to take Memorial Day drunken drivers off the roads. Patrol superintendent Col. John Born calls drunken-driving deaths a national tragedy — and a potential tragedy for everyone.