BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — New data from Ohio State Highway Patrol shows drivers are getting back out on the roads, but are also going a little too fast.
While commute numbers have been down over the past couple of months, troopers have been pulling over drivers going pretty fast.
"With less traffic volume, we had a lot of tickets of people going 20 miles an hour or greater over the speed limit, with a lot of those being over 100 mph," Sgt. Ryan Purpura said.
In fact, one of the fastest drivers stopped earlier this year in Ohio was going 148 mph.
During the stay-at-home order, troopers were only pulling over people if they were a big threat to everyone else on the road in order to limit contact. They have since become more proactive and are still seeing drivers going too fast, with 50% of their tickets being given to drivers going 20 miles over the speed limit.
"So that was the big difference this year, the high speeds with the less traffic volume on the roads. We want to remind people to slow down as traffic increases. It puts themselves at risk but also puts out the risk of everyone around them," Purpura said.
Even though drivers are speeding, fatal crash numbers are down.
Additionally, troopers are reminding you about the importance of having a designated driver, especially with ride-sharing apps and other taxi services not running as normal.
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