Tuesday, July 20, 1999
Butler traffic watch reports big drop in DUI accidents, no deaths
BY SUE KIESEWETTER
Enquirer Contributor
HAMILTON — A three-month campaign targeting drunken driving and other traffic violations has helped reduce alcohol-related accidents in Madison and Liberty town ships, state police say.
In April, May and June, there were five accidents in which drinking was involved, compared with an average of 11 during the same period the past five years, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported.
Patrol Lt. Tim Bally attributed the drop to stepped-up patrols in the townships between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. That schedule was chosen after the patrol studied statistics for the two town ships compiled by the Butler County Engineer's Office, Lt. Bally said. The statistics were from 1994 through 1998.
“We've had no fatalities this month or during the study,” Lt. Bally said Monday. In the same period last year, there were two alcohol-related deaths in the townships and three just outside the townships.”
Many of the 404 citations written during the campaign were issued to motorists along Interstate 75, Ohio 4 between Dayton and Middletown, and along back roads between Middletown and Franklin.
The extra patrols were paid for with a federal grant.
Lt. Bally said patrols will continue in the two townships.
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