The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP), and Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) are asking motorists to make safe driving a top priority this holiday season to ensure Ohio hits its goal of four straight years of declining traffic fatalities. Drivers Urged to Help Secure Fourth Straight Year of Declining Traffic Deaths | Ohio Department of Transportation<https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/about-us/news/statewide/drivers-urged-to...> While there had been a rise in traffic deaths from 2018 to a peak of 1,356 in 2021, Ohio has seen a reduction over the last three consecutive years. In 2024 there were 1,157 people killed on Ohio roads, down from 1,242 in 2023 and 1,275 in 2022. However, current crash data<https://statepatrol.ohio.gov/dashboards-statistics> shows traffic deaths in 2025 are tracking closely with last year's pace, prompting state agencies to launch a year-end enforcement and education blitz focused on the behaviors that most often lead to deadly crashes - distraction, impairment, lack of seat belt use, and speeding. Please remind all individuals that you work with to practice defensive driving to stay safe on the roads throughout the holiday season and beyond. We strongly encourage members to take advantage of in-person defensive driver training and online training at CORSA U. For more information please contact Frank Hatfield, CORSA Assistant Director, at fhatfield@ccao.org<mailto:fhatfield@ccao.org> or (614) 560-1474. Online CORSA U defensive driving classes and/or model driver eligibility criteria may be found at www.corsa.org<http://www.corsa.org>. Frank Hatfield CORSA Assistant Director fhatfield@ccao.org<mailto:fhatfield@ccao.org> 614-560-1474 614-220-0209 Fax www.corsa.org<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.corsa.org/__;!!Op5JcThCjWm-UA!zzz1QnDE...> " The leader in providing Ohio Counties with exceptional value, service, and protection of assets." CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message (including any attachments) is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this message and all attachments.