The Zanesville Post of the State Highway Patrol says snow-covered roads and traveling at an unsafe speed led to the closing of one lane on Interstate 70 westbound last night.
A semi truck lost control around 10 p.m. Trooper Trenas Weaver says the driver went off the left side of the road into the median.
ODOT did close the passing lane until about 1:30 a.m. to allow crews to clear the scene.
Weaver says the driver was not injured and there was no damage to the semi. The...
Ohio traffic deaths fell last year, but rose in our area.
The Zanesville Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol had 15 fatalities in 2008 and 22 fatalities in 2009. Despite the heavy snow storms of 2010, the Zanesville Post has had minimal fatalities.
"The Zanesville Post covers a two county area, Coshocton and Muskingum County. We have had one traffic fatality in Coshocton county and none in Muskingum county," tells Trooper Mark Masters.
The Cambridge Post of the...
The Granville Post of the State Highway Patrol is on the scene of a 14 car pile-up. A dispatcher says 12 cars slide off Interstate 70 in Licking County and 2 trucks jack-knifed.
It happened around 7:30 p.m. just east of Ohio 310 near mile marker 119.
ODOT spokeswoman Kate Stickle says the incident isn't causing any lane closures but drivers should be prepared for major delays.
No injuries are being reported.
We'll bring you more information as it becomes...
An Ohio State Highway Patrol cruiser is hit on Interstate 70 in Guernsey County this afternoon while the trooper was responding to a commercial truck in the median.
A Cambridge Post dispatcher says the trooper was out of the vehicle and aiding a truck driver who had jack-knifed into the median. He had his lights on a was attempting to slow down traffic when the dispatcher says a new jersey driver lost control of his vehicle, spun out, and hit the cruiser.
It caused about four...
The Granville Post of the State Highway Patrol says last night's back-up on Interstate 70 was caused by two separate accidents.
It happened around 8:45 p.m. in the eastbound lanes near Gratiot.
Dispatchers say a Hummer that was pulling a trailor lost control and went off the right side of the road, striking a guardrail.
The second accident involved two cars. Dispatchers say one of the drivers slowed down for the crashed Hummer but the other couldn't, causing it to crash...
Five people are sent to Good Samaritan Hospital after a two car accident.
It happened around 5:30 p.m. on State Route 60 near Narrows Road in Dresden.
Zanesville Post Sergeant Jeremy Mendenhall says the black car was attempting to make a left turn onto Narrows road when it struck the blue car traveling south on State Route 60.
"It looks like there's significant damage. Severe, yeah on the one. The other one looks like it's damaged pretty good but not...
A 17-year-old male is facing an array of charges after leading the State Highway Patrol on a high-speed chase early yesterday morning and damaging three police cruisers.
The pursuit started around 12:30 a.m.
Trooper Kyle Shirer says the Cambridge Post received notice from the Guernsey County Sheriff's Office of a male in a white pick-up truck, traveling the wrong way on Interstate 70 near mile marker 198. Shirer says troopers were on the lookout for the individual and eventually...
Two 16-year-olds are sent to the hospital after a morning accident.
It happened around 10 a.m. on State Route 146/Chandlersville Road.
The Zanesville Post of the State Highway Patrol says the driver was traveling west and going around a curve in the road when he lost control of his truck and rolled-over.
Wayne Township Assistant Fire Chief, Kevin DeMent, says the driver and the passenger were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital.
Zanesville Post Sergeant Jeremy Mendenhall...
More people are running into deer on the roadways.
The Zanesville Post of the State Highway Patrol says troopers have been busy handling an increase in deer-car collisions. It handles anywhere from one to 15 incidents daily.
The start of deer-gun season may be adding to the increase in collisions
"With more people out in the woods and in the farmland, it's driving the deer, causing them to travel more. Unfortunately, they travel across the highway and they get hit,...
The Thanksgiving holiday travel weekend is wrapping up.
AAA estimates that close to 38 million people will have traveled across the US to spend time with family and friends, which is higher than last year's total.
WHIZ's Emily Baird rode with an Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper to see how his post was making that trip safer for you this year.
The Zanesville Post has been monitoring travelers closely during the holiday weekend.
"Travel has been very busy, the...
