Wood County Safe Communities has held the mandatory Quarterly Fatal Data Review Committee meeting for the fourth quarter of 2023 with 20 persons present.
The following crashes were reviewed:
• Oct. 9 on Ohio 23 at Ohio 582
• Dec. 9 at Ohio 20 at Lemoyne Road
• Dec. 13 at 15800 Roachton Road
• Dec. 23 at Crossroads at Deimling
• Dec. 29 at U.S. 23 north of Sugar Ridge
• Dec. 30 on Ohio 199 just north of Fostoria
The following countermeasures were established as a result of the review:
• Do not drive distracted
• Do not speed
• Always wear your seat belt
• Do not turn the wheel of your car until you are ready to turn
• Do not drive impaired
• Always yield to oncoming traffic when turning left
• Always drive within your lanes of travel
An overview of the serious injury crashes for the quarter revealed:
• Most crashes happened in December
• Most crashes happened from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• 50% of the crashes were angle/left turn crashes
• 30% of the at fault drivers were aged 15-25
Failure to yield was the highest contributing factor this quarter.
