COLUMBUS - The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported 14 people were killed over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in traffic crashes on Ohio roads, as compared with 22 people killed last year. That is a 36 percent drop in fatalities over the 2006 Thanksgiving weekend. As of November 25, 1,092 people have been killed on Ohio roadways, as compared with 1,117 people killed for the same time period in 2006.

The following Ohio traffic fatalities are for the weekend of Nov.21 from 12:01 a.m. through Nov. 25 at Midnight.

	Fatal crashes	Number killed	Number Injured
State/Federal Highways	6	4	5
County Roads	4	4	2
City Streets	1	1	0
Interstate highways (inside cities)	1	1	0
Interstate highways (outside cities)	0	0	0
Ohio Turnpike	1	1	0
Totals	13	14	7

Alcohol Use Information

	# Fatal Crashes
Alcohol in use	3
Alcohol not in use	7
Alcohol use unknown	3

Safety Belt Information

	Number killed
Safety belts in use	5
Safety belts installed but not used	9
Safety belts not installed	0
Pedestrian	0
Motorcycle	0
Other type vehicle	0
Unknown	0

A double fatality occurred at 6:55 a.m. on State Route 37 in Licking County on Nov. 23.

As a reminder, motorists should call toll-free 1-877-7-PATROL to receive highway help, report suspicious activity, or advise troopers of disabled vehicles.

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