(From the Ohio State Highway Patrol)

After three straight years of declining traffic fatalities, Ohio’s traffic safety partners are joining forces to make sure 2025 marks a fourth.

However, recent data shows traffic deaths are trending close to last year’s pace.

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), and Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) are urging drivers to make safe choices behind the wheel — put down distractions, drive sober, buckle up, and obey the speed limit — as part of a year-end safety blitz. 

Safety officials have several enforcement and education efforts planned through the end of the year.