{"id":132693,"date":"2020-07-02T08:10:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T13:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=132693"},"modified":"2020-07-02T08:10:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T13:10:44","slug":"patrol-continues-impaired-driver-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2020\/07\/02\/patrol-continues-impaired-driver-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrol continues impaired driver initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the Ohio State Highway Patrol\u2019s ongoing effort to make Ohio\u2019s roadways safer, troopers are continuing to focus on impaired driving enforcement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"121\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/osplogo.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2340\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, there were 13,047 OVI-related crashes on Ohio roadways, killing 597 people and injuring 8,178 others. During that same period, troopers removed 22,520 impaired drivers from Ohio roadways<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need motorists to commit to keeping our roads safe by planning ahead to designate a sober driver,\u201d said Van Wert Post Commander Lieutenant Jonathon Gray. \u201cYou can also help fight the battle against impaired driving by actively influencing friends and family to do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public is encouraged to call #677 to report impaired drivers, drug activity or stranded motorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To view a copy of the entire statistical recap, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/statepatrol.ohio.gov\/links\/OVI_Bulletin_2020.pdf\">https:\/\/statepatrol.ohio.gov\/links\/OVI_Bulletin_2020.pdf<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent\/submitted information As part of the Ohio State Highway Patrol\u2019s ongoing effort to make Ohio\u2019s roadways safer, troopers are continuing to focus on impaired driving enforcement.&nbsp; In 2019, there were 13,047 OVI-related crashes on Ohio roadways, killing 597 people and injuring 8,178 others. During that same period, troopers removed 22,520 impaired drivers from Ohio [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 17:30:25","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132693\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}