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A new initiative by the Ohio Traffic Safety Office with support of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the governor's office has compiled statewide crash data in the hopes of educating young people getting behind the wheel for the first time.

The end result is a series of informational bulletins or pamphlets, one for each county in Ohio, detailing the causes and number of crashes in each county, when they're happening, and where.

Judy Converse, PIO with the Ohio Traffic Safety Office, said that putting the information out there can help these young drivers learn the dangers on the road and help them drive more safely.

"Data shows that drivers under the age of 24 are involved in about 30% of crashes in Ohio," Converse said. "We thought that was a really high number, so we were really thinking what can we do to help drivers who don't have as much experience."

The information for the pamphlets is pulled from data from the Ohio State Highway Patrol dashboard. Converse said these documents were intended for young drivers, as well as driving instructors and parents.

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