(From the Ohio Department of Transportation)

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), and Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) are asking motorists to make safe driving a top priority this holiday season to ensure Ohio hits its goal of four straight years of declining traffic fatalities.

While there had been a rise in traffic deaths from 2018 to a peak of 1,356 in 2021, Ohio has seen a reduction over the last three consecutive years. In 2024 there were 1,157 people killed on Ohio roads, down from 1,242 in 2023 and 1,275 in 2022.

However, current crash data shows traffic deaths in 2025 are tracking closely with last year’s pace, prompting state agencies to launch a year-end enforcement and education blitz focused on the behaviors that most often lead t

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