See more traffic statistics from the OSHP here. According to NHTSA, 10,265 people were killed in drunk-driving crashes in 2015, an increase from the 9,967 people killed in 2014.
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See OVI crash data for other Northeast Ohio counties below. In the meantime, Levi said he will appeal to anyone who will listen and urge them not to take chances. In 2016, approximately 7.3 million crashes were reported. "Where are we seeing the crashes? Where do we need to increase enforcement? Where can we combine those enforcement and education efforts?" Snyder said. However, motor vehicle crashes continue to be a leading cause of death in the United States1. Snyder said her organization is looking at many ideas geared towards reducing the the number of crashes, including increasing traffic blitzes among law enforcement officers, and offering more help to people through mental health and addiction groups.
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The driver is currently serving a prison sentence of seven years. Of the 390 drivers who died in 2015, 358. That represents 34 of all traffic fatalities. He wasn't the one to normally do that," Levi Garrison said. In 2015, alcohol was a contributing circumstance in 190 traffic deaths. "We still don't know why he would have got in the car that night with him. The 32-year-old was the driver of a furniture box truck that plowed head-on into a Honda CR-V that the two Great Bridge High School seniors were in on the afternoon of May 19, 2017. Dangerous actions such as speeding, distracted driving, and driving under the influence are still putting many Americans, their families and those they share the road with at risk, said NHTSA Deputy Administrator Heidi R. The driver crashed on I-77 South in Canton and survived. The fatality rate per 100 million VMT decreased by 2.5 percent, from 1.19 in 2016 to 1.16 in 2017. Michael was a passenger in a car driven by his friend who was drunk. "When you find out that you lost someone to someone under the influence, it just crumbles you," Garrison said. Levi Garrison lost his brother Michael Garrison, 22, in an October 2017 drunk driving accident. Are they using substances to cope?" Snyder said.
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Of course, one death or accident that is. "Is it coping mechanisms? People are stressed. So far in 2017, in New Mexico alone, there have been 110 fatal crashes that were attributed to drunk drivers. Law enforcement officials believe one possible reason for the spike revolves around people struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. It hurts my heart to see more families and see this going up and trying to figure out what's going on," Snyder said. Suzanne Snyder, director of Stark County Safe Communities Coalition, said the statistics are concerning.