OSHP Cambridge District 7

• St. Clairsville - 740-695-0915
• Cambridge - 740-439-1388
• Steubenville - 740-264-1641
• Zanesville - 740-453-0541
• New Philadelphia - 330-339-1103
• Marietta - 740-374-6616

Points of Interest

• The district achieved a reduction in traffic fatalities for the fourth consecutive year. Patrol presence and enforcement were utilized in fatal crash problem areas. Troopers’ assignments were evaluated and tailored to address problem sites and behaviors, such as an increase in speed violations on interstates in the district.
• Several fatal crash statistics were significantly lower than in the previous year. The ratio of tends and seniors killed in traffic crashes dropped from 40 to 27 percent. Troopers were very active in local schools, especially through the Buckle Up for a Successful Season program.
• The ratio of alcohol-related fatal crashes fell from 42 to 27 percent, in part because of troopers’ efforts to detect impaired drivers and remove them from the road. Cambridge troopers made 2,156 OVI arrests in 2005.
• Safety belt use continued to be a concern as 74 percent of people killed in traffic crashes were not buckled up. Safety belt enforcement increased 4 percent in 2005 with troopers issuing 7,544 related citations during the year.
• One of the main principles of the LifeStat 1.0 initiative is identifying traffic problems and then working toward a solution. Troopers at the Cambridge Post noted that a number of serious crashes related to unsafe speed were occurring on I-70 between mileposts 181 and 183 where enforcement was difficult because the nearest crossovers were at mileposts 180 and 184. The post asked the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to place an additional crossover at milepost 182 to help enforcement efforts.