The special patrol is called Operation T.R.I.A.D.D. It was implemented on Feb. 1 to deter aggressive and dangerous driving in Ohio through collaborated target enforcement and public awareness to reduce traffic fatalities and encourage a safe driving environment.
Incidents of highway crashes involving reckless, intimidating and aggressive driving behaviors have become a nationwide epidemic, state patrol officials said in a prepared statement released Friday.
- According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, aggressive driving accounts for more than half of all traffic fatalities. Traffic deaths rose 13 percent during 2015 and 2016 combined.
- According to the 2015 NHTSA Motor Vehicle Crash Overview, fatal crashes related to distracted driving have increased from 3,197 to 3,477 (280), or 8.8 percent.
- Operation T.R.I.A.D.D. is to occur Feb. 21 through Feb. 24.
Dial #677 to report impaired drivers, unsafe drivers or illegal activity.
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