Ohio State Highway Patrol Recent Updates http://www.statepatrol.ohio.gov Patrol encourages drivers to think before getting behind the wheel impaired this Fourth of July weekend The Ohio State Highway Patrol is encouraging drivers to think twice before getting behind the wheel impaired this weekend in an effort to have a holiday weekend free of fatal and injury crashes. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=8d14eca632c0e890969d95fe0dacd64b Patrol seeing a rise in motorcycle violations - Statistical recap shows speed violations up 25 percent - license/endorsement violations up 32 percent A statistical recap released today by Ohio State Highway Patrol shows an alarming trend: motorcyclists are riding faster and without proper licensing or endorsements. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=35c077815fb639b825fb97d399a53f9f Roadcheck 2009 features 72-hour focus on Commercial Motor Vehicle safety Focusing on commercial motor vehicle safety and homeland security issues, the Ohio State Highway Patrol will participate in Roadcheck 2009, which promotes 72 hours of continuous commercial motor vehicle inspections throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico starting tomorrow and running through June 4. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=9fb815ce054699e71482e98ed161638d Patrol goes green by equipping fleet with solar panels to save fuel and extend vehicle battery life The Ohio State Highway Patrol is equipping its fleet of 1,150 Ford Crown Victoria cruisers with 5-watt solar panels in an effort to improve the vehicle’s battery performance and conserve fuel consumption. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=9f955409f9004229b1e00692d8076c9e Patrol reports 12 fatalities this Memorial Day Weekend The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports 11 fatal crashes this holiday weekend, killing12 people. This is one more fatality that was reported for the same period last year. Over the holiday weekend State Troopers arrested 558 impaired drivers and assisted 4,941 motorists. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=cb393767f7dfa76fdacd61ad57df1b87 Patrol encourages drivers to think before getting behind the wheel impaired this Memorial Day weekend The Ohio State Highway Patrol is encouraging drivers to think twice before getting behind the wheel impaired this weekend in an effort to have a holiday weekend free of impaired-fatal crashes. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=54a88f6f88054a89b6f499f951963333 “Operation Safe Student” to focus on motor coach safety - Inspections at Kings Island and Cedar Point With the increase of student field trips this time of year, the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be joining the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for “Operation Safe Student” starting tomorrow through May 21. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=5a763b88459500fdbab92e0834006b63 Patrol to honor fallen officers and support personnel at memorial ceremony The Ohio State Highway Patrol will recognize and honor its 38 officers and five support personnel killed in the line of duty tomorrow. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=6b7d21f00f15d7f59e2bef4fa3b83ac0 Patrol made 25,512 OVI arrests in 2008 - Statistical recap shows counties where most OVI arrests occur Franklin and Butler counties had the most Patrol OVI arrests last year according to new statistics released by the Patrol today. Troopers made 25,512 OVI arrests statewide last year, an increase of 782 arrests over 2007. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=043c7b83638b3a92b081a37fb7c7eb3e April 22, 2009 - Patrol Investigators nab West Virginia family in vending machine thefts along Interstates A Charleston, W. Va. family of three are facing felony charges today after Patrol investigators with the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Cambridge District Investigation Section arrested the husband, wife and their 21-year-old son yesterday at approximately 3:40 a.m. in Guernsey County in connection with a string of vending machine thefts at interstate rest areas. http://manage.feeddirect.com/ct/?key=8fe9177ae2e865a994820ac24621b2ea