Although fatal crashes overall are trending down, fatal crashes as a result of speeding are going up, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol pull people over every day for a variety of reasons.
And the most common reason, according to Lt. Jordan Schwochow of the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Wood County Post, is speeding.
Over the last year, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported that fatal crashes were down 2.2% from 2022.
However, Lt. Schwochow says Wood County’s rate of fatalities related to speeding incidents has increased, and officers are seeing a growing problem with speeding over 100 mph.
“Unfortunately in Wood County, there was an increase in fatal crashes,” said Schwochow.
Schwochow said that usually the main reason for fatal crashes is speeding, and distractions within the car just add to the danger.
So far in 2024, there …