Fourth Quarter Fatal Data Review Report

Wood County Safe Communities announced today that they held the mandatory Quarterly Fatal Data Review Committee meeting for the 4^th quarter of 2023 on Thursday January 9, 2024 with 20 persons present.
 
The following crashes were reviewed:

• 10/9/2023           SR 23 at SR 582
• 12/9/2023           SR 20 at Lemoyne Rd
• 12/13/2023         15800 Roachton Rd
• 12/23/2023         Crossroads at Deimling
• 12/29/2023         US 23 north of Sugar Ridge
• 12/30/2023         SR 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 pm to 6 am
• 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

For More Information: trafficsafety@bgsu.edu