Troopers from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a serious injury crash that occurred at approximately 7:58 A.M. on April 18, 2018 at the intersection of State Route 4 and Barks Road in Marion County. The Patrol said the crash involved a 2004 Honda Civic driven by Paul M. D. […]
Patrol reminds drivers to keep eyes, focus on the road
April 15, 2018 by
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Bucyrus Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to keep their eyes and focus on the roadway while driving. Last year, 13,997 crashes in Ohio had a reported distraction, resulting in 51 fatal crashes. From 2016 to 2017, the number of fatal crashes […]
Patrol warns: “Don’t Press your Luck this St. Patrick’s Day”
March 16, 2018 by
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging those who are planning on celebrating St. Patrick’s Day to designate a sober driver. The Patrol and local law enforcement will work together to remove impaired drivers from the roadways as part of the National Highway Safety Administration’s Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving campaign. The consumption of alcohol […]
Two “major drug dealers” arrested
March 14, 2018 by
The MARMET/METRICH Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Marion Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, said they have arrested two major drug dealers. The investigation was concluded this past weekend with the arrest of Shiloh Jackson, 28, and Sylvester Jones, 33. Both men are from Marion and were […]
Troopers seek witnesses to serious crash on Sunday
March 12, 2018 by
The Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a serious injury crash that occurred at 10:05 pm on March 11, 2018 on US 23 near milepost 7 (north of the rest area) in Marion Township. According to the Patrol, a 2005 Chevrolet Express passenger van driven by Becky L. Porter, 54, of […]
Sunday crash claims life of Marion man
March 5, 2018 by
The Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on State Route 309 at Marion Williamsport Road around 9:38am on Sunday, March 4, 2018. According to the Patrol, Tara M. Baker, 45, of Upper Sandusky, was driving southbound on Marion Williamsport Road approaching State Route 309 in a […]
Marion crash claims the life of a Kansas man
January 17, 2018 by
Troopers from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are currently investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at approximately 6:10 a.m. on State Route 423 north of Newmans-Cardington Road in Pleasant Township. According to the Patrol, a 2017 GMC Acadia driven by Sheri Morrow, 53, of Marion, Ohio […]
Fewer traffic fatalities occur during 2017 Christmas and New Year’s
January 5, 2018 by
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting preliminary traffic fatality data from the 2017 Christmas and 2018 New Year reporting periods. During the 2017 Christmas reporting period, beginning December 22 and ending December 25, five crashes resulted in five fatalities. This is a significant decrease from the 2016 Christmas reporting period when 14 individuals lost […]
Patrol focusing on impaired drivers during the 2017 Holiday Season
December 22, 2017 by
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding everyone to drive sober this holiday season. Troopers will focus enforcement efforts to remove impaired drivers from our roadways to reduce fatal and injury crashes. In the first 11 months of 2017, there were 321 OVI-related fatal crashes resulting in the deaths of 341 people. This was a […]
Patrol: traffic fatalities, impaired driving, drug arrests all increased over 2017 Thanksgiving
November 29, 2017 by
Provisional statistics released by the Ohio State Highway Patrol show more motorists were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving holiday than in recent years. During the five-day reporting period, from Wednesday, November 22, at 12 a.m. until Sunday, November 30, at 11:59 p.m., 16 people were killed in 11 fatal crashes. In 2016, nine people […]
