On Saturday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol partnered with Kings Island to host a Saved by the Belt event inside the amusement park, celebrating motorists whose seat belt use helped save their lives during traffic crashes.
Recipients were nominated from the Patrol’s Jackson, Piqua, and Wilmington districts.
In total, twenty individuals were inducted into the Saved by the Belt club, each receiving a framed certificate, commemorative license plate, and license plate bracket.
Kings Island also gifted recipients and their families one-day admission tickets, redeemable on Saturday or on a future visit.
Among those honored were:
Kiersten and Michael Bellamy of Bethel; Dorothy “Anna” and Lilian Brown of Centerville; Jamiha, Nidjah, and Shawna Carter of Bethel; Amber Catching of Fairfield; Evangeline and India Clark of Centerville; Desmond Dorsey and Dominick Williams of Urbana; Daniel Hammonds Jr. of Otway; Cassie and Kingston Napier of Hamilton; Brent Peaden of Xenia; Mary Talbert of McDermott; Sandra Townsend of Franklin; and James and Ny’omi Washington of Hamilton.
The Saved by the Belt program recognizes individuals whose decision to buckle up prevented serious injury or death.
Since 2020, Ohio has recorded more than 288,000 unbelted crashes, including over 2,800 fatal incidents.
The Patrol reports that over 62% of all fatal crashes during that period involved an unbelted individual when a safety belt was available.
Learn more about the initiative at the Safety Belt Dashboard through the Ohio State Highway Patrol, whose mission is to provide unbiased, professional public safety services through inclusion, collaboration, and innovation.
