The State Highway Patrol said its handling 3 separate crashes on I-70 East between the Underwood and Adamsville exits. A dispatcher with the Zanesville Post said the accidents are minor but are causing traffic issues on that stretch of I-70. Authorities did not give a time frame as to when the accident scenes would be […]
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S. ZANESVILLE – The Ohio State Highway Patrol was dispatched to the scene at around 10:20 AM. According to OSHP, a red GMC pickup was traveling westbound on Maysville when a silver Honda Civic pulled out from the Treadway motorcycle dealer on the right side of the road. The GMC then struck the Civic. There […]
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ZANESVILLE – The big game is a time where many fans who are tuned in will choose to drink alcoholic beverages. Lieutenant Pasqualetti gave an example of how busy the patrol was during last year’s Super Bowl. “Last year, we had 68 OVI arrests as a division. That’s a good spike. We also investigated one […]
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ZANESVILLE, OH – With another round of winter weather on the way this weekend, the Ohio State Highway Patrol wants to remind motorists to slow down and space out. When driving with ice and snow on the roadways, it is most important to leave plenty of stopping distance between you and the vehicle ahead. Sergeant […]
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ZANESVILLE, OH – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is participating in The 6 State Trooper Project, which runs from November 9th through the 16th and focuses on seat belt safety. Last year 58% of those killed in traffic accidents were not wearing available safety belts. In Ohio alone, since 2015 2,611 people were killed in […]
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ZANESVILLE, OH – The Ohio State Highway Patrol wants to remind motorists to move over or slow down when they see a stopped emergency vehicle. The “Move Over” Law is an Ohio law that requires all drivers to move to an adjacent lane or slow down when approaching stopped emergency vehicles who have their warning […]
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ZANESVILLE – This is part of an annual competition put on by the American Association of State Troopers to see who has the best cruisers. OSHP is competing against highway patrols from other states. “Troopers from all over the county departments are submitting their cruisers for people to vote on. The voting ends on July […]
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio — A Hopewell man is dead following a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 40 near Jersey Ridge Rd., west of the interchange with I-70. “This morning at about 6:45am, a vehicle traveling east bound on US 40, had just gone, was east of Kimes Road. The vehicle was pulling out of Heartland Petroleum […]
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