Ohio’s most dangerous roads
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(WJW) — Part of Interstate cleveland and Cincinnati it was Ohio’s The most dangerous section in the last 5 years.
They are Interstate 90 Cleveland and surroundings Cuyahoga County Interstate 75 in and around Cincinnati Hamilton CountySaw about 9,000 each crash Between 2018 and 2022, According to Ohio Highway Patrol data.
in the last five years, state patrol reported 157,899 crashes in Cuyahoga County, of which 446 were fatal. In Hamilton County he had 146,861 crashes, 294 of which were fatal. franklin county had the third highest number of crashes in the last five years, but was more fatal, with a total of 134,981 crashes, including 538 fatal crashes.
Cuyahoga and Franklin counties were among the top 50 counties with the most road deaths in the nation between 2016 and 2020, a new federal report shows. But despite this, reports show that every county in northeastern Ohio actually has a low overall traffic fatality rate relative to its population.
Below are the 10 Ohio highways with the most crashes between Jan. 1, 2018 and Jan. 1, 2023, and where most of those crashes occurred, according to state data. A red star on the map shown below indicates a fatal crash.
Interstate 75: 30,912 total crashes (113 fatalities)
Most dangerous section:
- Hamilton County through Cincinnati (8,996 accidents)
- of Montgomery Countythrough Dayton (6,027 crashes)
Interstate 71: 25,515 crashes (117 fatalities)
Most dangerous section:
- Hamilton County through Cincinnati (6,339 accidents)
- In Franklin County, through columbus (5,514 crashes)
U.S. Route 20: 16,656 crashes (59 fatalities)
Most dangerous section:
Interstate 70: 16,322 crashes (77 fatalities)
Most dangerous section: Franklin County through Columbus (5,084 collisions)
U.S. Route 42: 16,144 crashes (52 fatalities)
Most dangerous section:
- Hamilton County through Cincinnati (5,078 accidents)
- Cuyahoga County Passing Cleveland (3,641 crashes)
U.S. Route 23: 13,843 crashes (65 fatalities)
Most dangerous section: Franklin County through Columbus (5,403 crashes)
Interstate 77: 13,022 crashes (50 fatalities)
Most dangerous section: Summit County through Akron (5,195 crashes)
Interstate 90: 12,688 crashes (51 fatalities)
Most dangerous section: Cuyahoga County Passing Cleveland (8,866 crashes)
U.S. Route 40: 12,262 crashes (69 fatalities)
Most dangerous section: Franklin County through Columbus (6,629 crashes)
California State Route 4: 12,095 crashes (44 fatalities)
Most dangerous section: of Butler County,pass fairfield, Hamilton and middle town (4,856 crashes)
Traffic safety in a “crisis”
Nearly 43,000 people will die on US roads in 2021. U.S. Department of Transportation Call it “unacceptable”.
“All drivers, passengers and pedestrians need to be confident that they will reach their destination safely at all times.Our country’s road safety crisis“
it uses National Highway Traffic Safety Bureau Use the data to show hot spots for road accidents and fatalities across the country and visualize progress towards the goal of zero road deaths.
The report lists Cuyahoga and Franklin as counties with the highest number of road deaths in the nation. Between 2016 and his 2020, an average of 59 people died in each of her 3,143 counties in the United States. During that time, Cuyahoga’s average was more than seven times higher than he was. Franklin was more than eight times taller than her, according to reports.
DOT maps highlight much of the country as “target” counties with high road mortality relative to population, with the highest mortality and most populous counties found in the south and west. increase.
However, neither county is in northeastern Ohio, which has a large population but a low mortality rate. Elsewhere in the state, however, he has three counties with large populations and high road fatality rates.
- Sandusky, in northwest Ohio, had 59 deaths from 2016 to 2020, a rate of about 20 per 100,000 people.
- Pickaway in central Ohio has 58 fatalities, a rate of nearly 20 per 100,000.
- Los Angeles, Ohio, had 71 deaths, about 18 per 100,000 population.
Let’s take a look at NHTSA data on all reported fatalities in Northeast Ohio in 2020. Factors such as where and when the accident occurred and the number of people involved or killed are shown.
Of the approximately 158,000 accidents in Cuyahoga County between 2018 and 2020,
- Over 22,000 unharvested
- Over 16,000 were speed related
- Over 10,700 involved drunk or disabled drivers
- Over 5,500 cases involved distracted drivers
- In about 41,000 cases, someone was not wearing a seatbelt.
That’s not surprising at all, said State Patrol Sergeant Ray Santiago. It’s the “usual suspect,” he said.
“We know that when you look at the severity of collisions in those situations, the higher the speed, the more likely someone is seriously injured or killed,” Santiago continued. It’s just a recipe for disaster if you bring it into someone who isn’t helping a situation.”
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