ST. CLAIRSVILLE Through effective traffic enforcement, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is significantly impacting criminal activity on the state’s roadways.
JACOBSBURG An individual remains hospitalized after reportedly being struck by a vehicle last week.
Lt. Maurice Waddell, commander of the Ohio State Highway Patrol St. Clairsville Post, said the incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. Feb. 2 on Belmont County Road 56, east of Jacobsburg. Law enforcement received a report that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle. When troopers arrived on scene, they found an injured victim along with two vehicles that had been crashed into each other.
“From what we can gather, the pedestrian was in a vehicle; the other vehicle apparently struck the pedestrian and then came back around and struck the (victim’s) truck,” Waddell said.
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Maurice Waddell said local motorists played it fairly safe over the New Year’s holiday weekend.
“This year, it looks like we had two crashes and one OVI arrest during that time frame. Last year, the same time frame, we had one crash and zero OVI arrests,” Waddell said.
He added that freezing rain and other inclement weather may have contributed to the accidents that did occur as well as to keeping people at home.
“I’m sure that played into … people deciding not to go out,” he said.
These figures add to those recorded over the Christmas holiday. From Dec. 24 through Dec. 25, there were no OVI arrests but 11 crashes. Waddell said there were eight crashes and one OVI arrest during that same time frame in 2019.
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Signs are installed along the Belmont County Distracted Driving Safety Corridor along Interstate 70. The Ohio State Highway Patrol and Ohio Department of Transportation report a decrease in accidents with injuries and fatalities since it was established in August.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE Officials announced the number of traffic crashes involving injuries and fatalities have declined along Interstate 70 and Interstate 470 in Belmont County.
In August, the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Ohio Department of Transportation established a Distracted Driving Safety Corridor to create awareness and discourage distracted driving in that area.
Numerous signs are posted along the corridor, which spans a total of 27 miles between Interstates 70 and 470, to alert motorists when they enter the corridor.
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Trooper Stephen Williams of the St. Clairsville post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol prepares to perform traffic enforcement with a radar gun. The patrol will be out in force on New Year’s Eve, which is Thursday, since traffic is expected to be high despite the coronavirus pandemic.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE The Ohio State Highway Patrol is warning people against drinking and driving on New Year’s Eve this Thursday.
Lt. Maurice Waddell said the COVID-19 pandemic has not significantly reduced traffic or changed driving habits. Waddell did not speculate if traffic volume or drinking and driving would change around the coming holiday or if people will choose to indulge after the lengthy pandemic and social distancing.