Warren County On Top 3 List For "Incidents" In OSHP New Year's Holiday Report

WARREN COUNTY, OH --  During The Ohio State Highway Patrol two-day reporting period, Warren County tied with Cuyahoga County with 121 incident reports being recorded. 

The two counties with the most incident reports,  Franklin County (201)  and Summit (132), were also the only two counties that reported fatal crashes resulting in three fatalities on Ohio’s roadways during the 2024-2025 New Year’s holiday, according to provisional statistics. 

The two-day reporting period began at midnight on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 and ran through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

Of the three fatalities, one was OVI-related and two were pedestrians that were struck. During the reporting period, troopers made 1,474 traffic enforcement contacts; including 77 OVI arrests, 73 distracted driving and 159 safety belt citations.

The public is encouraged to continue using #677 to report dangerous or impaired drivers, as well as drug activity. A statistical analysis of the Patrol’s enforcement activity over the holiday is available here.

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