Most fatal crashes in Ohio over Independence Day weekend involved failure to wear seat belts
Ten people were killed in as many traffic crashes across the state between July 3 and July 6, the patrol reported in a July 7 news release. Out of the 10 deaths, eight involved crashes with other vehicles while two of the deaths involved pedestrians being struck by vehicles, according to OSHP.
Out of the seven crashes involving vehicles where OSHP reports seat belts were available, six of the fatalities involved a lack of safety belt usage, said OSHP.
Throughout the same reporting period, troopers issued 2,286 safety belt and child safety seat citations, the OSHP reported.
Troopers also arrested 404 people for impaired driving and 73 people for drug-related charges. Troopers responded to 482 crashes and provided assistance to 2,012 motorists.
The 10 reported fatalities in 2025 are a decrease from the previous year. In 2024, 18 people were killed during the Independence Day holiday period, which extended an extra day from July 3-7, according to data from OSHP.
Reporter Shahid Meighan can be reached at smeighan@dispatch.com, at ShahidMeighan on X, and at shahidthereporter.dispatch.com on Bluesky.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ten killed in fatal crashes in Ohio over Independence Day weekend
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