Ohio’s July Fourth Road Tragedy | Columbus News

Eighteen lives vanished in eighteen separate crashes across Ohio over the July Fourth weekend — a sobering toll that underscores the deadly cost of risky driving. Seat belts saved lives in eight of those tragedies, but three victims weren’t buckled up. Five crashes involved motorcycles, and tragically, three riders rode without helmets. Beyond the fatalities, troopers responded to over 575 crashes and handed out more than 1,700 distracted driving tickets and nearly 2,200 seat belt violations — plus 387 impaired drivers were pulled over. Officials are sounding the alarm: stay alert, and report dangerous drivers you see. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/bb158f5c90dad35e