Ohio State Highway Patrol Mount Gilead Post

None of the 258 vehicles checked in an OVI (Operating a Vehicle Impaired) checkpoint by the Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol were diverted on State Route 13/South Main Street on Aug. 16. The Mount Vernon Police Department, Knox County Sheriff's Office, and the Ohio Department of Transportation also participated in the checkpoint.

An OVI checkpoint will be held today, Aug. 16, from 8 to 10 p.m. on State Route 13 near Mount Vernon Avenue in Knox County.

A Fredericktown man died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle accident that occurred at approximately 11:59 a.m. on June 26 on State Route 95 in Franklin Township. The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported that Joe Lee Bolton succumbed to his injuries after being transported to Morrow County Hospital.

The Mt. Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on June 6, 2024 at approximately 5:52 p.m. on State Route 19 near County Road 8 in North Bloomfield Township, Morrow County.

OSHP Lieutenant C. L. Holloway, Mount Gilead Post Commander, said in a news release that while 362 vehicles were stopped during the Aug. 21 Friday night sobriety checkpoint, none were diverted.

The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, at approximately 1:58 p.m.

The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 23, at approximately 6:40 p.m. on Interstate 71 near milepost 146 in Harmony Township, Morrow County.

A fatal accident involving a car and a horse-drawn cart on Green Valley Road in Wayne Township on Monday morning is being investigated by the Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

A 44-year-old Crestline man died in a single-vehicle accident on Tuesday night on State Route 13 near milepost 16 in Morris Township, Knox County.

The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Mount Vernon Police Department, Knox County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio Department of Transportation, conducted an OVI checkpoint on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.

The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that an OVI checkpoint will be held in Knox County tomorrow evening.

A Mount Vernon woman was killed in a car crash August 1 near Airport Road in Miller Township, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Police officers in nearly two dozen law enforcement agencies across Ohio will share in nearly $10 million of potential retention bonuses as part of the state’s ongoing effort to increase law enforcement staffing levels.

The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred on Thursday, May 19, at approximately 5:24 p.m., on state Route 3 near Township Road 267.

The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred on Thursday, March 17, at approximately 2:22 p.m., on State Route 229 and U.S Route 62, Harrison Township.

The Mount Gilead Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at approximately 10:50 a.m., on State Route 13 near Milepost 12 in Clinton Township.

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, six contributing circumstances accounted for 71% of fatal crashes in 2021.

Body cams worn by Ohio State Troopers in District 6, including Knox County, will improve accountability by showing exactly what they see during incidents and investigations.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol reminds drivers to follow safe driving tips and winterize their vehicles in preparation for inclement weather.

As part of the Patrol’s ongoing efforts to make Ohio roadways safe, troopers continue to focus on impaired driving this month and throughout the holiday season.