New Year's fatalites increased in Ohio over the holiday weekend

COLUMBUS — New Year’s holiday fatalities increased over last year’s holiday weekend, according to a press release issued today by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

During this New Year’s holiday reporting period from midnight Dec. 30 through 11:59 p.m. Monday, 13 people were killed on Ohio’s roadways.

That is an increase of three deaths from last year when 10 were killed during the same reporting period. Of this New Year’s holiday fatalities, nearly half of those killed were not wearing a safety belt, according to the patrol.

For a complete breakdown of the patrol’s holiday enforcement, visit http://statepatrol.ohio.gov/doc/newyears_2012.pdf.

The public is encouraged to continue using 1-877-7-PATROL to report dangerous or impaired drivers, as well as stranded motorists.