Perry Township Traffic Crash Incident Summary Report 2009

Perry Township 

Traffic Crash Incident 

Summary Report 

2009 

November 2010 

Prepared by: 

Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission 

130 West North Street 

Lima, Ohio 45801-4311 

(419) 228-1836 

The preparation of this report was financed in part by the Federal Highway Administration, the Ohio 

Department of Transportation, the Ohio Department of Public Safety, and local units of government. The 

contents of this report do not reflect the official view and/or policies of the Federal Highway 

Administration, the Ohio Department of Public Safety, or the Ohio Department of Transportation. This 

report does not constitute a standard specification or regulation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

SECTION 

TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................... i 

1 INTRODUCTION 

1.1 Rationale ........................................................................................................ 1 

1.2 Objectives ....................................................................................................... 1 

1.3 Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 

1.4 Methodology ................................................................................................... 2 

1.5 Limitations ...................................................................................................... 2 

PAGE 

2 OVERVIEW 

2009 Crash Summary by Political Subdivision ........................................................... 3 

2009 Crashes in Allen County by Political Subdivision .............................................. 4 

Crash Intersection Locations (2007-2009) ................................................................. 5 

2007-2009 Crash Locations ....................................................................................... 6 

Overall Crashes by Year ............................................................................................ 7 

Overall Injuries by Year .............................................................................................. 8 

2009 Crash Types by Severity ................................................................................... 9 

Percentage of 2009 Crash Types .............................................................................. 9 

2009 Incidents by Month of Year ............................................................................... 10 

2009 Incidents by Day of Week ................................................................................. 11 

2009 Incidents by Holiday .......................................................................................... 12 

2009 Incidents by Time of Day ................................................................................... 13 

2009 Incidents by Light Condition .............................................................................. 14 

2009 Incidents by Weather Condition ........................................................................ 15 

2009 Injury Severity by Age & Type of Crash ............................................................ 16 

3 UNIT STATISTICS 

2009 Units Involved in Crashes ................................................................................. 17 

Incidents Involving Pedestrians by Year .................................................................... 18 

Pedestrian Crash Severity by Year ............................................................................ 18 

Pedestrian Deaths & Injuries by Year ........................................................................ 18 

Incidents Involving Motorcycles by Year .................................................................... 19 

Fatal & Injury Incidents Involving Motorcycles by Year .............................................. 19 

Motorcycle Deaths & Injuries by Year ........................................................................ 19 

Incidents Involving Bicycles by Year .......................................................................... 20 

Bicycle Crashes by Injury Severity & Year ................................................................. 20 

Heavy Truck Crashes by Severity & Year .................................................................. 21 

Light Truck Crashes by Severity & Year .................................................................... 22 

Injuries in Heavy Truck Crashes by Year ................................................................... 23 

Injuries in Light Truck Crashes by Year ..................................................................... 23 

Heavy & Light Truck Injuries by Year ......................................................................... 23 

Male Drivers Involved in Crashes by Year ................................................................. 24 

Female Drivers Involved in Crashes by Year ............................................................. 24 

Male & Female Driver Involvement by Year ............................................................... 24 


Traffic Crash Incident Summary Report i November 2010

SECTION 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

(Continued) 

PAGE 

4 CRASHES BY TYPE 

Speed Related Crashes by Year ................................................................................ 25 

Alcohol Related Crashes by Year .............................................................................. 26 

Injuries in Speed Related Crashes by Year ............................................................... 27 

Injuries in Alcohol Related Crashes by Year .............................................................. 27 

Alcohol & Speed Related Injuries by Year ................................................................. 27 

2009 Alcohol Related Incidents by Month .................................................................. 28 

2009 Alcohol Related Incidents by Time of Day......................................................... 29 

2009 Alcohol Related Incidents by Day of Week ....................................................... 30 

5 CRASHES BY AGE GROUP 

2009 All People in Crashes by Age Group ................................................................. 31 

2009 Males in Crashes by Age Group ....................................................................... 32 

2009 Females in Crashes by Age Group ................................................................... 33 

2009 Male Drivers in Crashes by Age Group ............................................................. 34 

2009 Female Drivers in Crashes by Age Group ........................................................ 35 

Youthful Driver (Ages 16-25) Involved Crashes by Year............................................ 36 

Teen (Ages 12-20) Involved Crashes by Year ........................................................... 37 

Youthful Driver (Ages 16-25) Involved Injuries by Year ............................................. 38 

Teen (Ages 12-20) Involved Injuries by Year ............................................................. 38 

Youthful Driver & Teen Involved Injuries by Year ...................................................... 38 

Crashes Involving 21-35 Year Old Drivers by Year ................................................... 39 

Senior Citizen (65+) Involved Crashes by Year ......................................................... 40 

Injuries in Crashes Involving 21-35 Year Old Drivers by Year ................................... 41 

Injuries Involving Senior Citizens (65+) by Year ........................................................ 41 

Contributing Factors in Youthful Driver (Ages 16-25) Involved Crashes (2009) ........ 42 

Contributing Factors in 21-35 Year Old Driver Involved Crashes (2009) ................... 43 

Contributing Factors in Senior Citizen (65+) Driver Involved Crashes (2009) ........... 44 

APPENDICES 

A Definitions .................................................................................................................. 45 

B Accident Categories ................................................................................................... 52 

C Accident Measures ..................................................................................................... 53 

D OH-1 Report ............................................................................................................... 55 


Traffic Crash Incident Summary Report ii November 2010

SECTION 1 

INTRODUCTION

SECTION 1 

INTRODUCTION 

The Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission (LACRPC) is pleased to present its 

2009 Traffic Crash Summary Report for Perry Township. The report reflects motor vehicle crash 

data through 2009 presented in various formats. This easy to use statistical compilation is 

designed to be used for reference and crash trend analysis purposes. Information about these 

crashes is intended to further collaborative efforts between local and state law enforcement 

agencies, engineering concerns, and other area stakeholders. This report furthers Perry 

Township’s attempt to monitor and assess local roadway and traffic safety conditions. The goal 

of this report is to: provide insight into the general state of local roadway safety; to identify high 

hazard crash locations and systematic contributing causes of crash incidents; and, to support 

high profile safety programs. 

1.1 Rationale 

There are many reasons for planning organizations to keep a detailed account of motor 

vehicle crash records and incident locations. First and foremost, such data is useful in 

the planning, prioritizing, monitoring and analysis of transportation improvement 

programming. Secondly, such information is useful in helping to provide the means to 

efficiently utilize the limited resources locally available for capital improvement projects. 

In addition, they are useful in establishing linkages and informational exchanges 

between the various governmental and private sector agencies who are influencing and 

promoting aspects of transportation planning, transportation engineering and highway 

safety. 

1.2 Objectives 

The specific objectives of this traffic crash summary report are: (1) to assess overall 

characteristics of motor vehicle incidents which occur in Perry Township; (2) to define 

high crash locations; (3) to establish programming priorities for improvements at specific 

locations; (4) to provide a basis for major improvements that offer effective incident 

reduction/prevention; (5) to identify specific time periods for selective law enforcement 

surveillance; (6) to identify certain incidents which might be prevented through public 

education measures; and, (7) to provide a benchmark for assessing the success or 

failure of previous roadway improvements, as well as the community's traffic safety 

programming. 

1.3 Overview 

This report is heavily dependent upon traffic crash data contained in the Integrated 

Traffic Records System (ITRS), maintained by the Ohio Department of Public Safety 

(ODPS). The report reflects data made available as of September 2010. 

This report reflects descriptive statistics about traffic crashes of all severities, from those 

that result in property damage to those that result in the loss of human life. However, 

only state approved traffic incident reports submitted to, and processed by ODPS are 

included within the database. Generally, traffic incidents involving damage less than 

$150.00 are not required to be reported to the state by local law enforcement agencies 

and as such are not considered in this report. Incident statistics are presented with 

respect to incident occurrence, incident involvement and incident severity. Incident 

occurrence is generally described in terms of the types and numbers of incidents that 

occur, incident involvement categorizes incidents by the types of vehicles and drivers 


Traffic Crash Incident Summary Report 1 November 2010

that were involved. Statistics on incident severity are revealed by the number of 

deaths/injuries. 

The statistical report is simplified through the use of tables, illustrations and maps. In 

some cases, data is displayed in both tabular and chart formats. Data related to incident 

occurrence precedes that information related to incident involvement. Incident severity 

is interspersed throughout the tables of the report in order to allow the reader easy 

reference with respect to degree. High incident intersection locations are defined by 

frequency, severity and crash rates using 2007 through 2009 crash records. As alcohol 

related incidents are of particular concern, information is disaggregated by alcohol 

involvement within the final section of the report. An appendix is attached. 

1.4 Methodology 

This report utilizes archived crash record data made available from ODPS. The data 

reflects a number of variables over a period of years that differ based on the information 

gleaned from crash reports that solicited specific information. The report attempts to 

summarize such data in order to allow local elected officials, area law enforcement 

agencies, roadway maintenance and traffic engineering concerns as well as safety 

advocates a single mechanism to better identify and assess crash data. This report was 

constructed knowing that the document could be consider unwieldy to some; but, the 

information contained within will reflect the data needs of the vast majority of area 

stakeholders. That being said, the interests of traffic engineering and traffic safety 

experts were considered as the primary driving force behind the document compilation. 

The report uses various engineering terms and formulas to generate individual and 

specific rates. Care should be taken not to misinterpret such data or the formulas as 

many are related but not interchangeable. Engineering terms are available in the 

Appendix as are the various methodological equations. Rates specific to state and 

national governmental units were generated based on established ODPS, Federal 

Highway Administration (FHWA) and/or National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

(NHTSA) data. Local rates were calculated by the Ohio Department of Transportation 

(ODOT) and/or the LACRPC. 

1.5 Limitations 

The source of the data from this report is derived from the OH-1 (Appendix D) crash 

reports that are completed by the reporting law enforcement officer that responded to the 

crash. Each of the 3,480 crash reports has as many as 147 applicable fields of data for 

more than a half of a million opportunities for errors resulting in missing or 

inconsistencies with the data. The following report represents the most current data and 

information available from ODPS and Traffic Safety Analysis Systems & Services Inc., 

(TSASS). TSASS has a sound national reputation in the field of traffic records and has 

worked with ODPS to improve the quality of the data; however, there are still a large 

number of "not stated" values in occupant ages, person-level injury severity, etc. 

Various tables and illustrations are affected and in a few cases it appears there are 

discrepancies as they are compared, for example, the sum of all the ages does not 

equal the number of people reported in crashes. This results from the portion of people 

for which no age is shown. The contents of this report represent the work of the 

LACRPC and its consultant, TSASS, Inc. The report does not represent a standard or 

policy of ODOT, ODPS, or the NHTSA. 



SECTION 2 

OVERVIEW


Traffic Crash Incident Summary Report 4 

November 2010 

Spencer 

23 

106 

Spencerville 

Map 1 

2009 Crashes in Allen County by Political Subdivision 

Delphos 

Marion 

96 

Amanda 

Elida 

American 

20 466 

80 

214 

Sugar Creek 

63 

24 

Lima 

Fort Shawnee 

Cairo 

Monroe 

1352 

Bath 

Beaverdam 

Richland 

Jackson 

Lafayette 

Shawnee Perry Auglaize 

70 

52 

4 

178 

0 3 6 9 12 

383 84 

Miles 

65 

125 

7 

1 

66 

Harrod 

± 

Bluffton 

1

TABLE 2 

CRASH INTERSECTION LOCATIONS (2007-2009) 

ID 

Intersection 

Frequency 

1 Harding & Lost Creek 20 

2 Harding & Mumaugh 16 

3 Harding & Saratoga 12 

4 Harding & Thayer 9 

5 Bowman & Harding 8 

6 Devonshire & Harding 8 

7 Harding & Willard 8 

8 Amherst & St. John's 7 

9 Bellefontaine & Bowman 7 

10 Fourth & Greely Chapel 7 



MAP 2 

2007-2009 CRASH LOCATIONS 

I 75 

ROSCHMAN 

MOTEL 

LOST CREEK 

MARION 

BATH 

PILGRIM 

COLONY 

HARDING 

HARDING 

MAIN 

10TH 

12TH 

14TH 

17TH 

I 75 

CLYDE 

CHARLEDON 

I 75 

ST JOHNS 

8TH 

5TH 

MEDICAL 

COMMERCE 

GLENN 

HANTHORN 

4TH 

BOWMAN 

HANTHORN 

BELLEFONTAINE 

PERRY CHAPEL 

THAYER 

CLUM 

MCPHERON 

EASTOM 

YODER 

BREESE 

CREPS 

MCCLAIN 

ST JOHNS 

HUME 

GREELY CHAPEL 

YODER 

SCHOOLER 

WONNELL 

KERR 

DITZLER 

AMHERST 

DICKSON 

WARSAW 

OSMAN 

AMHERST 

MADDEN 

RIVER LINE 

REAM 

CRABB 

AUGLAIZE 

SANTA FE 

1 0.5 0 1 Miles 


Traffic Crash Incident Summary Report 

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± 

November 

Legend 

Perry 2007-2009 

Crashes 

7 - 9 

10 - 12 

13 - 20 

2010

Year 

Fatal 


Injury 


TABLE 3 

OVERALL CRASHES BY YEAR 

Incap. 

Injury 


Visible 

Injury 


Claimed 

Injury 


Property 

Damage 


Private 

Property 


Total 

Reportable 


EPDO 

Rate 

Index 

2000 1 91 9 35 47 193 0 285 39.42 

2001 0 70 6 34 30 192 7 269 32.13 

2002 0 76 2 36 38 211 2 289 32.34 

2003 3 90 5 48 37 229 3 325 34.11 

2004 0 70 3 35 32 220 2 292 29.51 

2005 1 72 10 35 27 194 5 272 32.78 

2006 1 62 11 31 20 162 1 226 34.04 

2007 1 64 11 27 26 180 3 248 32.01 

2008 2 70 8 35 27 190 2 264 32.78 

2009 0 41 8 13 20 136 1 178 28.61 

10 Yr Avg 1 71 7 33 30 191 3 265 32.77 

ILLUSTRATION 1 

OVERALL CRASHES BY YEAR 

350 

300 

250 

200 

150 

100 

50 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 

Property Damage Crashes Injury Crashes Fatal Crashes 



TABLE 4 

OVERALL INJURIES BY YEAR 

Year Deaths 

Total Incap. Visible Claimed No Not 

Estimated 

People 

Injuries Injuries Injuries Injuries Injury Stated 

Belt Use 

2000 1 159 15 57 87 634 10 804 85.7% 

2001 0 111 6 49 56 492 61 664 92.2% 

2002 0 114 3 46 65 580 30 724 88.5% 

2003 4 168 6 93 69 681 21 874 89.0% 

2004 0 116 3 57 56 629 35 780 91.2% 

2005 1 125 14 56 55 517 24 667 90.9% 

2006 1 109 12 64 33 412 21 543 89.1% 

2007 1 106 11 43 52 553 23 683 84.3% 

2008 2 104 10 45 49 499 19 624 89.9% 

2009 0 72 10 26 36 342 13 427 92.3% 

10 Yr Avg 1 118 9 54 56 534 26 679 89.3% 


OVERALL INJURIES BY YEAR 

180 

160 

140 

120 

100 

80 

60 

40 

20 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 

Claimed Injuries Visible Injuries Incap. Injuries Deaths 



TABLE 5 

2009 CRASH TYPES BY SEVERITY 

Description 

Injuries in Crashes 

Total 

All 

Incap. Visible Claimed No 

Crashes Deaths 

Unknown People 

Injuries Injuries Injuries Injuries 

Angle 29 0 2 10 11 64 4 91 

Animal 36 0 0 0 0 41 1 42 

Backing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Fixed Object 32 0 3 4 7 43 2 59 

Head on 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 6 

Left-Turn 5 0 0 1 1 12 0 14 

Not Stated/Unknown/Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Other Non-collision 5 0 0 0 1 9 0 10 

Other non-moving vehicle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Other Object 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 

Overturning 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 

Parked motor vehicle 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 

Pedal-cycle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Pedestrian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Rear-end 43 0 2 6 16 114 0 138 

Right-Turn 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 

Sideswipe meeting 4 0 0 3 0 6 1 10 

Sideswipe passing 14 0 1 1 0 33 1 36 

Train 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Falling from or in vehicle 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 

Totals 178 0 10 26 36 342 13 427 


PERCENTAGE OF 2009 CRASH TYPES 

30.0% 

25.0% 

20.0% 

15.0% 

20.3% 

16.4% 

18.1% 

24.3% 

10.0% 

7.9% 

5.0% 

0.0% 

0.0% 

1.1% 2.8% 2.8% 

0.0% 

0.0% 1.7% 0.6% 

1.1% 

0.0% 0.0% 

0.6% 

2.3% 

0.0% 0.7% 



TABLE 6 

2009 INCIDENTS BY MONTH OF YEAR 

Month Fatal Injury PDO Unreported Total Percentage 

January 0 6 22 0 28 15.73% 

February 0 2 8 0 10 5.62% 

March 0 3 7 0 10 5.62% 

April 0 3 10 1 14 7.87% 

May 0 3 10 0 13 7.30% 

June 0 3 4 0 7 3.93% 

July 0 2 10 0 12 6.74% 

August 0 4 9 0 13 7.30% 

September 0 2 4 0 6 3.37% 

October 0 3 14 0 17 9.55% 

November 0 4 21 0 25 14.04% 

December 0 6 17 0 23 12.92% 


2009 INCIDENTS BY MONTH OF YEAR 

30 

25 

20 

15 

10 

5 

0 

January March May July September November 

Unreported PDO Injury Fatal 



TABLE 7 

2009 INCIDENTS BY DAY OF WEEK 

Day of Week Fatal Injury PDO Unreported Total Percentage 

Sunday 0 4 17 0 21 11.80% 

Monday 0 9 20 0 29 16.29% 

Tuesday 0 4 20 0 24 13.48% 

Wednesday 0 9 23 0 32 17.98% 

Thursday 0 4 19 0 23 12.92% 

Friday 0 7 18 1 26 14.61% 

Saturday 0 4 19 0 23 12.92% 


2009 INCIDENTS BY DAY OF WEEK 

35 

30 

25 

20 

15 

10 

5 

0 




TABLE 8 

2009 INCIDENTS BY HOLIDAY 

Holiday Fatal Injury PDO Unreported Total Percentage 

New Years 0 1 1 0 2 11.11% 

Martin Luther King Day 0 0 1 0 1 5.56% 

President's Day 0 0 1 0 1 5.56% 

Memorial Day 0 0 1 0 1 5.56% 

Independence Day 0 0 3 0 3 16.67% 

Labor Day 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

Columbus Day 0 0 2 0 2 11.11% 

Halloween 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

Veteran's Day 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

Thanksgiving 0 3 1 0 4 22.22% 

St. Patrick's Day 0 0 2 0 2 11.11% 

Christmas 0 0 2 0 2 11.11% 


2009 INCIDENTS BY HOLIDAY 

Christmas 

11% 

St. Patrick's Day 

11% 

New Years 

11% 

Martin Luther 

King Day 

5% 

President's Day 

6% 

Thanksgiving 

22% 

Columbus Day 

11% 

Memorial Day 

6% 

Independence 

Day 

17% 

Note: 

New Year's Day: Dec. 31 - Jan. 4; Memorial Day: May 22 - May 25; Independence Day: Jul. 2 - Jul. 5; 

Labor Day: Sep. 4 - Sep. 7; Thanksgiving: Nov. 25 - Nov. 29; Christmas: Dec. 24 - Dec. 27; 

St. Patrick's Day: Mar. 13 - Mar. 17; Halloween: Oct 29 - Nov 1; Columbus Day: Oct. 9 - Oct. 12; 

Martin Luther King Day: Jan. 16 - Jan 19; President's Day: Feb 13 - Feb 16. 



TABLE 9 

2009 INCIDENTS BY TIME OF DAY 

Hour Fatal Injury PDO Unreported Total Percentage 

Midnight 0 0 4 0 4 2.25% 

1:00 AM 0 0 1 0 1 0.56% 

2:00 AM 0 1 2 0 3 1.69% 

3:00 AM 0 0 4 0 4 2.25% 

4:00 AM 0 1 1 0 2 1.12% 

5:00 AM 0 0 4 0 4 2.25% 

6:00 AM 0 1 10 0 11 6.18% 

7:00 AM 0 5 3 0 8 4.49% 

8:00 AM 0 1 3 0 4 2.25% 

9:00 AM 0 2 3 0 5 2.81% 

10:00 AM 0 1 4 0 5 2.81% 

11:00 AM 0 1 8 0 9 5.06% 

Noon 0 4 7 1 12 6.74% 

1:00 PM 0 4 9 0 13 7.30% 

2:00 PM 0 5 7 0 12 6.74% 

3:00 PM 0 5 10 0 15 8.43% 

4:00 PM 0 1 11 0 12 6.74% 

5:00 PM 0 4 10 0 14 7.87% 

6:00 PM 0 0 8 0 8 4.49% 

7:00 PM 0 1 5 0 6 3.37% 

8:00 PM 0 0 7 0 7 3.93% 

9:00 PM 0 2 7 0 9 5.06% 

10:00 PM 0 2 3 0 5 2.81% 

11:00 PM 0 0 5 0 5 2.81% 


2009 INCIDENTS BY TIME OF DAY 

12 

10 

8 

6 

4 

2 

0 

Midnight 

2:00 AM 

4:00 AM 

6:00 AM 

8:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

Noon 

2:00 PM 

4:00 PM 

6:00 PM 

8:00 PM 

10:00 PM 

PDO Injury Fatal 



TABLE 10 

2009 INCIDENTS BY LIGHT CONDITION 

Light Fatal Injury PDO Unreported Total Percentage 

Dark - Lighted 

Roadway 

0 2 14 0 16 8.99% 

Dark - Roadway Not 

Lighted 

0 7 41 0 48 26.97% 

Dark - Unknown 

Roadway Lighting 

0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

Dawn 0 0 1 0 1 0.56% 

Daylight 0 32 74 1 107 60.11% 

Dusk 0 0 5 0 5 2.81% 

Glare 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

Other 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

Unknown 0 0 1 0 1 0.56% 


2009 INCIDENTS BY LIGHT CONDITION 

Daylight 

60% 

Dusk 

2% 

Unknown 

1% 

Dawn 

1% 

Dark - Roadway 

Not Lighted 

27% 

Dark - Lighted 

Roadway 

9% 



TABLE 11 

2009 INCIDENTS BY WEATHER CONDITION 

Weather Fatal Injury PDO Unreported Total Percentage 

Blowing Sand, Soil, 

Dirt, Snow 

0 0 1 0 1 0.56% 

Clear 0 14 67 0 81 45.51% 

Cloudy 0 14 38 1 53 29.78% 

Fog, Smog, Smoke 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

Other 0 1 0 0 1 0.56% 

Rain 0 8 15 0 23 12.92% 

Severe Crosswinds 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

Sleet, Hail (Freezing 

Rain or Drizzle) 

0 1 4 0 5 2.81% 

Snow 0 3 10 0 13 7.30% 

Unknown 0 0 1 0 1 0.56% 


2009 INCIDENTS BY WEATHER CONDITION 

Rain 

12% 

Sleet, Hail 

(Freezing Rain or 

Drizzle) 

3% 

Snow 

7% 

Unknown 

1% 

Blowing Sand, 

Soil, Dirt, Snow 

1% 

Other 

1% 

Cloudy 

30% 

Clear 

45% 



SECTION 3 

UNIT STATISTICS

TABLE 14 

INCIDENTS INVOLVING PEDESTRIANS BY YEAR 

PEDESTRI 1 2 3 4 6 

Year Fatal Injury PDO 

Injury All Injury 

Crashes Crashes 

2000 0 0 0 0 160 

2001 0 0 0 0 111 

2002 0 0 0 0 114 

2003 0 0 0 0 172 

2004 0 1 0 1 116 

2005 1 0 0 1 126 

2006 0 0 0 0 110 

2007 0 2 0 2 107 

2008 0 1 1 1 106 

2009 0 0 0 0 72 

10 Yr Avg 0 0 0 1 119 

All Crashes represent total Deaths / Injuries in the year. 


PEDESTRIAN CRASH SEVERITY BY YEAR 

Involvement 

0.00% 

0.00% 

0.00% 

0.00% 

0.86% 

0.79% 

0.00% 

1.87% 

0.94% 

0.00% 

0.45% 

2 

1 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 


TABLE 15 

PEDESTRIAN DEATHS & INJURIES BY YEAR 

Year Deaths Injuries Incap. Visible Claimed Property Total 

2000 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 

2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

2004 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 

2005 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 

2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

2007 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 

2008 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 

2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

10 Yr Avg 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 



TABLE 16 

INCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORCYCLES BY YEAR 

Year Fatal Injury PDO 

Injury All Injury 

Crashes Crashes 

2000 0 5 2 5 160 

2001 0 2 0 2 111 

2002 0 0 0 0 114 

2003 0 3 7 3 172 

2004 0 1 0 1 116 

2005 0 6 4 6 126 

2006 0 1 7 1 110 

2007 0 4 2 4 107 

2008 0 4 5 4 106 

2009 0 1 2 1 72 

10 Yr Avg 0 3 3 3 119 

All Crashes represent total Deaths / Injuries in the year. 

Involvement 

3.13% 

1.80% 

0.00% 

1.74% 

0.86% 

4.76% 

0.91% 

3.74% 

3.77% 

1.39% 

2.21% 


FATAL & INJURY INCIDENTS INVOLVING MOTORCYCLES BY YEAR 

10 

9 

8 

7 

6 

5 

4 

3 

2 

1 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 


TABLE 17 

MOTORCYCLE DEATHS & INJURIES BY YEAR 

Year Deaths Injuries Incap. Visible Claimed Property Total 

2000 0 4 2 2 0 1 5 

2001 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 

2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

2003 0 3 1 2 0 1 4 

2004 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 

2005 0 6 1 3 2 0 6 

2006 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 

2007 0 4 3 1 0 1 5 

2008 0 4 2 2 0 1 5 

2009 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 

10 Yr Avg 0 3 1 1 0 1 3 



TABLE 18 

INCIDENTS INVOLVING BICYCLES BY YEAR 

Year 

2000 

2001 

2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007 

2008 

2009 

10 Yr Avg 

Fatal Injury PDO PDU Total 

0 0 0 0 0 

0 0 0 0 0 

0 0 0 0 0 

0 0 1 0 1 

0 0 0 0 0 

0 0 0 0 0 

0 0 0 0 0 

0 1 0 0 1 

0 1 0 0 1 

0 0 0 0 0 

0 0 0 0 0 


INCIDENTS INVOLVING BICYCLES BY YEAR 

1 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 

PDU PDO Injury Fatal 

Year 

Fatal 


TABLE 19 

BICYCLE CRASHES BY INJURY SEVERITY & YEAR 

Injury 


Incap. 

Injury 


Visible 

Injury 


Claimed 

Injury 


Property 

Damage 


Total 



EPDO 

Rate 

Index 

2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 

2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 

2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 

2003 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.00 

2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 

2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 

2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 

2007 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 7.31 

2008 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.31 

2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 

10 Yr Avg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.56 



Year 

Fatal 


TABLE 20 

HEAVY TRUCK CRASHES BY SEVERITY & YEAR 

Injury 


Incap. 

Injury 


Visible 

Injury 


Claimed 

Injury 


Property 

Damage 


Total 



EPDO Rate 

Index 

2000 0 4 1 2 1 21 25 2.01 

2001 0 6 2 1 3 26 32 2.18 

2002 0 7 0 4 3 23 30 2.47 

2003 0 9 0 6 3 31 40 2.42 

2004 0 11 1 5 5 31 42 2.65 

2005 0 3 2 1 0 21 24 1.79 

2006 1 6 1 4 1 19 26 7.14 

2007 0 5 1 3 1 29 34 1.93 

2008 1 7 1 3 3 24 32 6.19 

2009 0 4 0 2 2 10 14 2.80 

10 Yr Avg 0 6 1 3 2 24 30 3.16 


HEAVY TRUCK CRASHES BY SEVERITY & YEAR 

45 

40 

35 

30 

25 

20 

15 

10 

5 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 




Year 

Fatal 


TABLE 21 

LIGHT TRUCK CRASHES BY SEVERITY & YEAR 

Injury 


Incap. 

Injury 


Visible 

Injury 


Claimed 

Injury 


Property 

Damage 


Total 



EPDO Rate 

Index 

2000 1 31 1 10 20 58 90 4.53 

2001 0 27 1 13 13 55 82 3.08 

2002 0 21 2 8 11 65 86 2.54 

2003 0 30 3 16 11 75 105 2.80 

2004 0 29 1 17 11 72 101 2.81 

2005 0 26 3 15 8 63 89 2.84 

2006 0 14 3 7 4 45 59 2.50 

2007 0 19 4 11 4 46 65 2.84 

2008 1 15 0 8 7 68 84 3.58 

2009 0 9 2 4 3 30 39 2.46 

10 Yr Avg 0 22 2 11 9 58 80 3.00 


LIGHT TRUCK CRASHES BY SEVERITY & YEAR 

120 

100 

80 

60 

40 

20 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 




TABLE 22 

INJURIES IN HEAVY TRUCK CRASHES BY YEAR 

Year Deaths 

Total Incap. Visible Claimed 

Injuries Injuries Injuries Injuries No Injury People Estimated 

Belt Use 

2000 0 6 2 3 1 68 74 91.9% 

2001 0 9 2 4 3 64 73 100.0% 

2002 0 8 0 5 3 60 68 95.6% 

2003 0 16 0 11 5 66 82 92.7% 

2004 0 13 1 6 6 92 105 90.5% 

2005 0 3 2 1 0 41 44 97.7% 

2006 1 11 1 9 1 42 54 90.7% 

2007 0 10 1 5 4 74 84 96.4% 

2008 1 9 2 4 3 50 60 93.3% 

2009 0 4 0 2 2 20 24 100.0% 

10 Yr Avg 0 9 1 5 3 58 67 94.9% 

TABLE 23 

INJURIES IN LIGHT TRUCK CRASHES BY YEAR 

Year Deaths 


Injuries Injuries Injuries Injuries No Injury People Estimated 

Belt Use 

2000 1 61 3 14 44 200 262 88.2% 

2001 0 40 1 15 24 160 200 100.0% 

2002 0 30 3 12 15 175 205 92.7% 

2003 0 55 3 33 19 248 303 87.8% 

2004 0 51 1 29 21 218 269 94.8% 

2005 0 41 3 21 17 160 201 95.0% 

2006 0 24 3 12 9 124 148 94.6% 

2007 0 35 4 20 11 147 182 92.9% 

2008 1 24 1 13 10 184 209 93.3% 

2009 0 16 3 8 5 85 101 94.1% 

10 Yr Avg 0 38 3 18 18 170 208 93.3% 


HEAVY & LIGHT TRUCK INJURIES BY YEAR 

70 

60 

50 

40 

30 

20 

10 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 

Heavy Truck Involved Injuries 

Light Truck Injuries 



TABLE 24 

MALE DRIVERS INVOLVED IN CRASHES BY YEAR 

Year Fatal Injury PDO Unreported Total Percentage Change 

2000 1 91 190 0 282 NA 

2001 0 76 184 12 272 -3.55% 

2002 0 75 194 1 270 -0.74% 

2003 4 95 228 2 329 21.85% 

2004 0 80 221 2 303 -7.90% 

2005 1 80 184 3 268 -11.55% 

2006 1 66 132 1 200 -25.37% 

2007 1 75 171 2 249 24.50% 

2008 4 63 184 0 251 0.80% 

2009 0 46 106 1 153 -39.04% 

TABLE 25 

FEMALE DRIVERS INVOLVED IN CRASHES BY YEAR 

Year Fatal Injury PDO Unreported Total Percentage Change 

2000 1 89 128 0 218 NA 

2001 0 44 108 2 154 -29.36% 

2002 0 54 125 1 180 16.88% 

2003 0 71 139 3 213 18.33% 

2004 0 55 146 2 203 -4.69% 

2005 0 46 116 7 169 -16.75% 

2006 1 46 112 0 159 -5.92% 

2007 0 51 121 1 173 8.81% 

2008 0 61 97 1 159 -8.09% 

2009 0 32 100 1 133 -16.35% 


MALE & FEMALE DRIVER INVOLVEMENT BY YEAR 

350 

300 

250 

200 

150 

100 

50 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 

Male 

Female 



SECTION 4 

CRASHES BY TYPE

Year 

Fatal 


Injury 


TABLE 26 

SPEED RELATED CRASHES BY YEAR 

Incap. 

Injury 


Visible 

Injury 


Claimed 

Injury 


Property 

Damage 


Total 



EPDO 

Rate Index 

2000 0 2 0 2 0 13 15 1.84 

2001 0 8 2 5 1 11 19 3.66 

2002 0 3 0 3 0 10 13 2.46 

2003 0 8 1 3 4 9 17 3.97 

2004 0 6 0 2 4 14 20 2.89 

2005 0 10 3 6 1 11 21 4.00 

2006 0 7 3 3 1 9 16 3.76 

2007 0 1 1 0 0 9 10 1.63 

2008 1 4 1 2 1 12 17 9.65 

2009 0 3 0 2 1 9 12 2.58 

10 Yr Avg 0 5 1 3 1 11 16 3.64 


SPEED RELATED CRASHES BY YEAR 

25 

20 

15 

10 

5 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 




Year 

Fatal 


TABLE 27 

ALCOHOL RELATED CRASHES BY YEAR 

Injury 


Incap. 

Injury 


Visible 

Injury 


Claimed 

Injury 


Property 

Damage 


Total 



EPDO 

Rate Index 

2000 0 3 0 3 0 5 8 3.37 

2001 0 4 0 3 1 8 12 3.10 

2002 0 3 0 2 1 5 8 3.37 

2003 0 4 2 2 0 4 8 4.16 

2004 0 6 2 3 1 9 15 3.52 

2005 0 6 2 3 1 3 9 5.21 

2006 0 4 1 2 1 3 7 4.61 

2007 1 4 2 1 1 2 7 22.00 

2008 1 2 0 1 1 2 5 27.87 

2009 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 5.21 

10 Yr Avg 0 4 1 2 1 4 8 8.24 


ALCOHOL RELATED CRASHES BY YEAR 

16 

14 

12 

10 

8 

6 

4 

2 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 




TABLE 28 

INJURIES IN SPEED RELATED CRASHES BY YEAR 

Year Deaths 


Estimated 

No Injury People 


Belt Use 

2000 0 2 0 2 0 29 31 96.8% 

2001 0 11 2 7 2 29 40 95.0% 

2002 0 3 0 3 0 26 29 89.7% 

2003 0 14 1 6 7 23 37 91.9% 

2004 0 8 0 3 5 43 51 90.2% 

2005 0 17 3 8 6 38 55 90.9% 

2006 0 12 4 6 2 19 31 87.1% 

2007 0 3 1 2 0 19 22 100.0% 

2008 1 10 1 2 7 24 35 71.4% 

2009 0 3 0 2 1 18 21 100.0% 

10 Yr Avg 0 8 1 4 3 27 35 91.3% 

TABLE 29 

INJURIES IN ALCOHOL RELATED CRASHES BY YEAR 

Year Deaths 


Estimated 



Belt Use 

2000 0 4 0 4 0 12 16 81.3% 

2001 0 5 0 3 2 18 23 87.0% 

2002 0 4 0 2 2 17 21 61.9% 

2003 0 6 2 3 1 9 15 86.7% 

2004 0 9 2 5 2 27 36 97.2% 

2005 0 13 5 7 1 4 17 47.1% 

2006 0 5 1 2 2 6 11 81.8% 

2007 

2008 

1 

1 

4 

8 

2 

0 

1 

1 

1 

7 

3 

6 

8 

15 

25.0% 

53.3% 

2009 0 3 0 2 1 4 7 85.7% 

10 Yr Avg 0 6 1 3 2 11 17 70.7% 


ALCOHOL & SPEED RELATED INJURIES BY YEAR 

18 

16 

14 

12 

10 

8 

6 

4 

2 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 

Speed Injuries 

Alcohol Injuries 



TABLE 30 

2009 ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS BY MONTH 

Month Fatal Injury PDO Unreported Total Percentage 

January 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

February 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

March 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

April 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

May 0 1 1 0 2 66.67% 

June 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

July 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

August 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

September 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

October 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

November 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

December 0 1 0 0 1 33.33% 


2009 ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS BY MONTH 

2 

1 

0 

January March May July September November 




TABLE 31 

2009 ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS BY TIME OF DAY 

Hour Fatal Injury PDO Unreported Total Percentage 

Midnight 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

1:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

2:00 AM 0 1 0 0 1 33.33% 

3:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

4:00 AM 0 1 0 0 1 33.33% 

5:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

6:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

7:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

8:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

9:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

10:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

11:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

NOON 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

1:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

2:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

3:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

4:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

5:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

6:00 PM 0 0 1 0 1 33.33% 

7:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

8:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

9:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

10:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

11:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 


2009 ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS BY TIME OF DAY 

1.2 

1 

0.8 

0.6 

0.4 

0.2 

0 

Midnight 

2:00 AM 

4:00 AM 

6:00 AM 

8:00 AM 

10:00 AM 

NOON 

2:00 PM 

4:00 PM 

6:00 PM 

8:00 PM 

10:00 PM 

Fatal Injury PDO 



TABLE 32 

2009 ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS BY DAY OF WEEK 

Day of Week Fatal Injury PDO Unreported Total Percentage 

Sunday 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

Monday 0 1 0 0 1 33.33% 

Tuesday 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

Wednesday 0 1 0 0 1 33.33% 

Thursday 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

Friday 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

Saturday 0 0 1 0 1 33.33% 


2009 ALCOHOL RELATED INCIDENTS BY DAY OF WEEK 

1 

0 

Sunday Tuesday Thursday Saturday 




SECTION 5 

CRASHES BY AGE 

GROUP

TABLE 33 

2009 ALL PEOPLE IN CRASHES BY AGE GROUP 

Age Group All People 

Fatal Injury PDO PDU 

Crashes Crashes Crashes Crashes 

Deaths Injuries 

00 - 05 Years 16 0 9 7 0 0 4 

06 - 10 Years 16 0 7 9 0 0 3 

11 - 15 Years 16 0 8 8 0 0 3 

16 - 20 Years 72 0 28 44 0 0 14 

21 - 25 Years 60 0 18 42 0 0 9 

26 - 30 Years 32 0 11 21 0 0 9 

31 - 35 Years 31 0 7 24 0 0 7 

36 - 40 Years 27 0 8 19 0 0 3 

41 - 45 Years 25 0 6 19 0 0 2 

46 - 50 Years 19 0 5 14 0 0 2 

51 - 55 Years 30 0 13 17 0 0 3 

56 - 60 Years 18 0 5 13 0 0 3 

61 - 65 Years 17 0 4 12 1 0 3 

66 - 70 Years 12 0 4 7 1 0 2 

71 - 75 Years 10 0 2 7 1 0 2 

76 - 80 Years 10 0 4 6 0 0 2 

81 - 85 Years 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 

> 85 Years 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 

Unknown Age 11 0 3 8 0 0 0 

Total 427 0 143 281 3 0 72 


2009 ALL PEOPLE IN CRASHES BY AGE GROUP 

80 

70 

60 

50 

40 

30 

20 

10 

0 

00 - 05 Years 

11 - 15 Years 

21 - 25 Years 

31 - 35 Years 

41 - 45 Years 

51 - 55 Years 

61 - 65 Years 

71 - 75 Years 

81 - 85 Years 

PDU Crashes PDO Crashes Injury Crashes Fatal Crashes 



TABLE 34 

2009 MALES IN CRASHES BY AGE GROUP 

Age Group All Males 

Fatal Injury PDO PDU 

Crashes Crashes Crashes Crashes 


00 - 05 Years 10 0 5 5 0 0 2 

06 - 10 Years 6 0 3 3 0 0 1 

11 - 15 Years 11 0 3 8 0 0 2 

16 - 20 Years 36 0 12 24 0 0 4 

21 - 25 Years 32 0 13 19 0 0 6 

26 - 30 Years 16 0 6 10 0 0 5 

31 - 35 Years 12 0 4 8 0 0 4 

36 - 40 Years 14 0 4 10 0 0 1 

41 - 45 Years 13 0 4 9 0 0 1 

46 - 50 Years 8 0 2 6 0 0 1 

51 - 55 Years 15 0 7 8 0 0 1 

56 - 60 Years 10 0 4 6 0 0 2 

61 - 65 Years 9 0 3 6 0 0 2 

66 - 70 Years 8 0 2 6 0 0 1 

71 - 75 Years 7 0 0 6 1 0 0 

76 - 80 Years 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 

81 - 85 Years 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 

> 85 Years 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 

Unknown Age 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 

Total 214 0 74 139 1 0 33 


2009 MALES IN CRASHES BY AGE GROUP 

40 

35 

30 

25 

20 

15 

10 

5 

0 

00 - 05 Years 

11 - 15 Years 

21 - 25 Years 

31 - 35 Years 

41 - 45 Years 

51 - 55 Years 

61 - 65 Years 

71 - 75 Years 

81 - 85 Years 




TABLE 35 

2009 FEMALES IN CRASHES BY AGE GROUP 

Age Group 

All Fatal Injury PDO PDU 

Females Crashes Crashes Crashes Crashes 


00 - 05 Years 6 0 4 2 0 0 2 

06 - 10 Years 10 0 4 6 0 0 2 

11 - 15 Years 5 0 5 0 0 0 1 

16 - 20 Years 36 0 16 20 0 0 10 

21 - 25 Years 28 0 5 23 0 0 3 

26 - 30 Years 16 0 5 11 0 0 4 

31 - 35 Years 19 0 3 16 0 0 3 

36 - 40 Years 13 0 4 9 0 0 2 

41 - 45 Years 11 0 2 9 0 0 1 

46 - 50 Years 11 0 3 8 0 0 1 

51 - 55 Years 15 0 6 9 0 0 2 

56 - 60 Years 8 0 1 7 0 0 1 

61 - 65 Years 8 0 1 6 1 0 1 

66 - 70 Years 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 

71 - 75 Years 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 

76 - 80 Years 7 0 3 4 0 0 2 

81 - 85 Years 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 

> 85 Years 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 

Unknown Age 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 

Total 203 0 67 134 2 0 39 


2009 FEMALES IN CRASHES BY AGE GROUP 

40 

35 

30 

25 

20 

15 

10 

5 

0 

00 - 05 Years 

11 - 15 Years 

21 - 25 Years 

31 - 35 Years 

41 - 45 Years 

51 - 55 Years 

61 - 65 Years 

71 - 75 Years 

81 - 85 Years 




TABLE 36 

2009 MALE DRIVERS IN CRASHES BY AGE GROUP 

Age Group Fatal Injury PDO Unreported Total Male Drivers Percentage 

0 - 5 years 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

6 - 10 years 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

11 - 15 years 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

16 - 20 years 0 7 17 0 24 0.78% 

21 - 25 years 0 8 15 0 23 0.75% 

26 - 30 years 0 5 8 0 13 0.42% 

30 - 35 years 0 3 8 0 11 0.36% 

36 - 40 years 0 3 9 0 12 0.39% 

41 - 45 years 0 4 8 0 12 0.39% 

46 - 50 years 0 2 6 0 8 0.26% 

51 - 55 years 0 5 7 0 12 0.39% 

56 - 60 years 0 4 6 0 10 0.33% 

61 - 65 years 0 2 6 0 8 0.26% 

66 - 70 years 0 2 6 0 8 0.26% 

71 - 75 years 0 0 6 1 7 0.23% 

76 - 80 years 0 1 1 0 2 0.07% 

81 - 85 years 0 0 2 0 2 0.07% 

86 - 90 years 0 0 1 0 1 0.03% 

91 - 95 years 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

96 - 100 years 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 


2009 MALE DRIVERS IN CRASHES BY AGE GROUP 

25 

20 

15 

10 

5 

0 

0 - 5 years 

16 - 20 years 

30 - 35 years 

46 - 50 years 

61 - 65 years 

76 - 80 years 

91 - 95 years 




TABLE 37 

2009 FEMALE DRIVERS IN CRASHES BY AGE GROUP 

Age Group Fatal Injury PDO Unreported Total Female Drivers Percentage 

0 - 5 years 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

6 - 10 years 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

11 - 15 years 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

16 - 20 years 0 10 16 0 26 1.06% 

21 - 25 years 0 4 19 0 23 0.93% 

26 - 30 years 0 4 10 0 14 0.57% 

30 - 35 years 0 2 15 0 17 0.69% 

36 - 40 years 0 2 4 0 6 0.24% 

41 - 45 years 0 1 7 0 8 0.33% 

46 - 50 years 0 0 8 0 8 0.33% 

51 - 55 years 0 2 8 0 10 0.41% 

56 - 60 years 0 1 5 0 6 0.24% 

61 - 65 years 0 1 4 1 6 0.24% 

66 - 70 years 0 1 1 0 2 0.08% 

71 - 75 years 0 1 1 0 2 0.08% 

76 - 80 years 0 2 1 0 3 0.12% 

81 - 85 years 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

86 - 90 years 0 1 0 0 1 0.04% 

91 - 95 years 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

96 - 100 years 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 

Unknown 0 0 1 0 1 0.04% 


2009 FEMALE DRIVERS IN CRASHES S BY AGE GROUP 

30 

25 

20 

15 

10 

5 

0 

0 - 5 years 16 - 20 

years 

30 - 35 

years 

46 - 50 

years 

61 - 65 

years 

76 - 80 

years 

91 - 95 

years 




Year 

TABLE 38 

YOUTHFUL DRIVER (AGES 16-25) INVOLVED CRASHES BY YEAR 

Fatal 


Injury 


Incap. 

Injury 


Visible 

Injury 


Claimed 

Injury 


Property 

Damage 


Total 



EPDO Rate 

Index 

2000 1 44 3 14 27 83 128 4.12 

2001 0 36 2 19 15 72 108 3.10 

2002 0 40 1 19 20 85 125 3.02 

2003 1 39 3 16 20 79 119 4.09 

2004 0 32 0 18 14 81 113 2.79 

2005 0 32 3 17 12 71 103 2.96 

2006 0 30 7 10 13 47 77 3.46 

2007 0 30 4 13 13 73 103 2.84 

2008 2 28 4 14 10 65 95 5.42 

2009 0 21 2 8 11 51 72 2.84 

10 Yr Avg 0 33 3 15 16 71 104 3.46 


YOUTHFUL DRIVER (AGES 16-25) INVOLVED CRASHES BY YEAR 

140 

120 

100 

80 

60 

40 

20 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 




Year 

Fatal 


TABLE 39 

TEEN (AGES 12-20) INVOLVED CRASHES BY YEAR 

Injury 


Incap. 

Injury 


Visible 

Injury 


Claimed 

Injury 


Property 

Damage 


Total 



EPDO Rate 

Index 

2000 1 33 3 11 19 75 109 4.03 

2001 0 29 2 15 12 56 85 3.15 

2002 0 33 1 14 18 69 102 3.04 

2003 1 40 2 21 17 72 113 4.31 

2004 0 23 0 12 11 59 82 2.77 

2005 0 32 4 15 13 64 96 3.10 

2006 0 24 5 8 11 34 58 3.61 

2007 0 22 1 11 10 63 85 2.63 

2008 1 25 4 13 8 48 74 4.78 

2009 0 20 3 7 10 38 58 3.18 

10 Yr Avg 0 28 3 13 13 58 86 3.46 


TEEN (AGES 12-20) INVOLVED CRASHES BY YEAR 

120 

100 

80 

60 

40 

20 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 




TABLE 40 

YOUTHFUL DRIVER (AGES 16-25) INVOLVED INJURIES BY YEAR 

Year Deaths 


Estimated 



Belt Use 

2000 1 105 26 53 26 309 415 82.7% 

2001 0 82 27 28 27 207 289 93.1% 

2002 0 88 26 36 26 243 331 84.0% 

2003 2 82 25 32 25 262 346 86.1% 

2004 0 83 32 19 32 252 335 87.2% 

2005 0 79 28 23 28 191 270 87.4% 

2006 0 64 22 20 22 162 226 86.3% 

2007 0 66 20 26 20 208 274 89.1% 

2008 2 62 21 20 21 200 264 86.7% 

2009 0 45 12 21 12 150 195 88.2% 

10 Yr Avg 1 76 24 28 24 218 295 87.1% 

TABLE 41 

TEEN (AGES 12-20) INVOLVED INJURIES BY YEAR 

Year Deaths 


Estimated 



Belt Use 

2000 1 70 4 22 44 324 395 87.1% 

2001 0 46 2 21 23 174 220 100.5% 

2002 0 59 2 22 35 214 273 89.0% 

2003 2 76 2 43 31 257 335 87.2% 

2004 0 44 0 27 17 212 256 94.5% 

2005 0 62 7 24 31 230 292 94.2% 

2006 0 37 6 15 16 146 183 91.8% 

2007 0 46 1 19 26 253 299 80.3% 

2008 1 40 5 19 16 175 216 93.1% 

2009 0 41 4 11 26 146 187 93.0% 

10 Yr Avg 0 52 3 22 27 213 266 91.1% 


YOUTHFUL DRIVER & TEEN INVOLVED INJURIES BY YEAR 

120 

100 

80 

60 

40 

20 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 

Youthful Driver Involved Injuries 

Teen Involved Injuries 



Year 

TABLE 42 

CRASHES INVOLVING 21-35 YEAR OLD DRIVERS BY YEAR 

Fatal 


Injury 


Incap. 

Injury 


Visible 

Injury 


Claimed 

Injury 


Property 

Damage 


Total 



EPDO Rate 

Index 

2000 1 44 4 17 23 96 141 3.83 

2001 0 29 3 12 14 86 115 2.59 

2002 0 33 1 16 16 86 119 2.75 

2003 1 44 2 27 15 95 140 3.85 

2004 0 35 1 15 19 96 131 2.69 

2005 0 27 2 13 12 76 103 2.65 

2006 0 25 5 12 8 59 84 2.88 

2007 0 37 5 18 14 76 113 3.07 

2008 1 28 1 13 14 82 111 3.69 

2009 0 24 5 8 11 63 87 2.74 

10 Yr Avg 0 33 3 15 15 82 114 3.07 


CRASHES INVOLVING 21-35 YEAR OLD DRIVERS BY YEAR 

160 

140 

120 

100 

80 

60 

40 

20 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 




Year 

Fatal 


TABLE 43 

SENIOR CITIZEN (65+) INVOLVED CRASHES BY YEAR 

Injury 


Incap. 

Injury 


Visible 

Injury 


Claimed 

Injury 


Property 

Damage 


Total 



EPDO Rate 

Index 

2000 7 20 3 3 20 27 54 19.12 

2001 6 28 5 1 28 34 68 14.34 

2002 13 24 9 4 24 37 74 24.44 

2003 11 36 8 3 36 47 94 17.66 

2004 17 34 9 8 34 51 102 23.40 

2005 13 28 5 7 28 41 82 22.46 

2006 14 24 7 4 24 38 76 25.42 

2007 10 28 3 4 28 38 76 19.34 

2008 9 25 5 4 25 34 68 19.43 

2009 8 17 2 4 17 25 50 22.63 

10 Yr Avg 11 26 6 4 26 37 74 20.82 


SENIOR CITIZEN (65+) INVOLVED CRASHES BY YEAR 

120 

100 

80 

60 

40 

20 

0 

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 




TABLE 44 

INJURIES IN CRASHES INVOLVING 21-35 YEAR OLD DRIVERS BY YEAR 

Year Deaths 


Estimated 



Belt Use 

2000 1 81 8 30 43 336 418 84.9% 

2001 0 48 3 18 27 244 292 105.1% 

2002 0 46 1 18 27 277 323 91.6% 

2003 1 99 3 58 38 329 429 90.7% 

2004 0 57 1 21 35 330 387 95.9% 

2005 0 49 5 22 22 221 270 95.6% 

2006 0 45 5 27 13 170 215 94.9% 

2007 0 70 5 30 35 247 317 94.3% 

2008 1 41 3 16 22 233 275 94.5% 

2009 0 45 6 17 22 178 223 95.1% 

10 Yr Avg 0 58 4 26 28 257 315 94.3% 

TABLE 45 

INJURIES INVOLVING SENIOR CITIZENS (65+) BY YEAR 

Year Deaths 


Estimated 

No Injury 

People 


Belt Use 

2000 0 14 1 7 6 64 78 92.3% 

2001 0 13 0 9 4 76 89 100.0% 

2002 0 20 0 11 9 84 104 95.2% 

2003 0 25 0 17 8 105 130 93.8% 

2004 0 29 0 12 17 110 139 95.0% 

2005 0 22 2 8 12 99 121 94.2% 

2006 0 30 3 19 8 81 111 91.9% 

2007 0 21 3 7 11 103 124 96.0% 

2008 0 16 0 6 10 77 93 96.8% 

2009 0 13 3 6 4 63 76 94.7% 

10 Yr Avg 0 21 1 11 9 89 110 95.0% 



APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: Definitions 

ADT: Average Daily Traffic. 

Alcohol Impaired Driver or Pedestrian: A person identified as one who had been drinking at 

the time of the crash and the effects of the alcohol could have contributed to the crash. 

Alcohol-Related Crash: A crash in which a vehicle driver or pedestrian had been drinking and 

the effects of the alcohol could have contributed to the crash. 

Inclusions: Alcohol Suspected; Alcohol/Drugs Suspected 

Animals: Examples: Horse and rider, Dog team drawing a sled, Team of horses drawing a sled, 

Burro carrying a load of firewood, Mule towing a boat on a canal, deer, dog, cow, and others. 

Automobile: An automobile is a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or utility vehicle 

consisting of a transport device designed for carrying ten or fewer persons. 

Bicycle: A pedalcycle (a non-motorized other road vehicle propelled by pedaling) which has two 

wheels. 

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC): The level of alcohol in a person's bloodstream. In Ohio, 

the legal limit is .08. 

Bus: A bus is a motor vehicle consisting primarily of a transport device designed for carrying 

more than ten persons. 

CBD: Central Business District. 

Child Safety Seat: Safety devices designed to fit in motor vehicles that keep children securely 

in place. The seats are required by law for children who weigh either under 40 pounds or who 

are less than four years old, or both. 

Child Restraints: Devices found in motor vehicles for the protection of vehicle occupants that 

keep children in their seats, preventing them from being ejected from the motor vehicle upon 

impact. Restraint devices include shoulder belts, lap belts, shoulder/lap belts, and child safety 

seats. 

Collision Accident: A collision accident is a road vehicle accident other than an overturning 

accident in which the first harmful event is a collision of a road vehicle in transport with another 

road vehicle, other property or pedestrians. 

Crash: An occurrence involving a moving motor vehicle that produces bodily injury or property 

damage. Crashes are generally caused by driver error, a defect in the vehicle or in the road 

pavement, or an obstruction on the pavement. It occurs on a road, or after the motor vehicle 

runs off the road, but before events are stabilized. 

Crash Severity: The most severe injury, or in the absence of injury, property damage involved 

in the crash. 

Fatal Injury 

Injury 

PDO (Property Damage Only) 

Unknown (Investigation reveals no injury or property damage, or damage less than 

$400.) 



Damage: Damage is harm to property that reduces the monetary value of that property. 

Driver: A driver is an occupant who is in actual physical control of a transport vehicle or, for an 

out-of-control vehicle, an occupant who was in control until control was lost; any person of any 

age operating a vehicle, including non-motorized vehicles. 

Ejection: Ejection code for occupant. Not Ejected, Totally Ejected, Partially Ejected, Not 

Applicable, Unknown. 

Equivalent Property Damage Only (EPDO): This measure is based upon the cost ratio of fatal 

and injury crashes as compared to the Property Damage Only Crash. 

Fatal Accident: A fatal accident is any injury accident that results in one or more fatal injuries. 

Fatal Injury: A fatal injury is any injury that results in death within 30 days after the crash. 

Fatality: A fatality is any death resulting from a fatal injury. 

Fatality vs. Fatal Crash: A fatality is a death that results from a traffic crash. A fatal crash is a 

motor vehicle crash (single or multiple) that results in the death of one or more people. A fatal 

crash can cause one or more fatalities. 

First Harmful Event: The location of the first harmful event determines the trafficway 

classification for the traffic accident. When the first harmful event does not occur on a trafficway 

the traffic accident should be attributed to the class of trafficway on which the unstabilized 

situation originated. The first harmful event is listed from the sequence of events that produced 

the first property damage, injury or death. 

Gender: The sex of the motorist/non-motorist. Male, Female, or Unknown. 

Had Been Drinking (HBD) Not Impaired: The officer determined that alcohol did not impair the 

driver as reported on the Crash Report (OH-1). 

Harmful Event: A harmful event is an occurrence of injury or damage. 

Holiday: Refers to the length of the holiday weekend period, including the hours of 6 P.M. to 

midnight of the day preceding the holiday. 

The accidents that are included within a given holiday period are based upon the day of the 

week when the holiday occurs. The table shown below describes the range of days and times 

that are included for each holiday. 

Holiday Range of Days & Times Included in Holiday Statistics Total 

Day of Week From To Days 

Sunday 6:00 PM Friday to 23:59 PM Monday 3-1/4 

Monday 6:00 PM Friday to 23:59 PM Monday 3-1/4 

Tuesday 6:00 PM Friday to 23:59 PM Tuesday 4-1/4 

Wednesday 6:00 PM Tuesday to 23:59 PM Wednesday 1-1/4 

Thursday 6:00 PM Wednesday to 23:59 PM Sunday 4-1/4 

Friday 6:00 PM Thursday to 23:59 PM Sunday 3-1/4 

Saturday 6:00 PM Thursday to 23:59 PM Sunday 3-1/4 



In Error: A term that identifies the person, animal or condition that was the primary cause of a 

motor vehicle crash. 

In Transport: The term “in transport" denotes the state or condition of a transport vehicle which 

is in motion or within the portion of a transport way ordinarily used by similar transport vehicles. 

When applied to motor vehicles, “in transport" means in motion or on a roadway. 

Incapacitating Injury (Serious Visible): An incapacitating injury is any injury, other than a fatal 

injury, which prevents the injured person from walking, driving or normally continuing the 

activities the person was capable of performing before the injury occurred. 

Inclusions: 

Severe lacerations 

Broken or distorted limbs 

Skull or chest injuries 

Abdominal injuries 

Unconsciousness at or when taken from the accident scene 

Unable to leave the accident scene without assistance 

And others 

Exclusions: 

Momentary unconsciousness 

And others 

Injury: An injury is bodily harm to a person. 

No Injury 

Possible Injury (Non-Visible Claimed) 

Nonincapacitating (Minor Visible) 

Incapacitating (Serious Visible) 

Fatal Injury 

Unknown 

Injury Accident: An injury accident is any road vehicle accident that results in one or more 

injuries. 

Insurance: If the insurance carrier and/or agent which insures the liability of the owner/operator 

is listed, the driver is insured. If financial responsibility is not proven, the driver is uninsured. A 

non-motorist, such as a bicyclist or pedestrian, is not required to show proof of financial 

responsibility. 

Light Conditions: Lighting conditions (primary-normal conditions) at the time of the crash. 

Daylight, Dawn, Dusk, Dark – Lighted Roadway, Dark – Not Lighted, Dark – Unknown Lighting, 

Glare, Other, Unknown. 

Manner of Collision or Impact: The manner in which the crash occurred. Not collision between 

two vehicles in transport, rear-end, head-on, rear-to-rear, backing, angle, sideswipe-same 

direction, sideswipe-opposite direction, unknown. 

MEV: Million Entering Vehicles. 

Moped: A moped is a speed-limited motor-driven cycle which may be propelled by pedaling. 

Most Harmful Event: The most severe or significant harmful event is chosen from the 

sequence of events that produced the most property damage, most severe injury or death. If 

injury occurred, the event that caused the most serious injury or death is listed. Injuries always 



supersede property damage. If only property damage occurred, the sequence of events is listed 

that caused the greatest degree of damage. 

Motor Vehicle: A motor vehicle is any motorized (mechanically or electrically powered) road 

vehicle not operated on rails. 

Motor Vehicle Accident: A motor vehicle accident is a transport accident that (1) involves a 

motor vehicle in transport, (2) is not an aircraft accident or watercraft accident, and (3) does not 

include any harmful event involving a railway train in transport prior to involvement of a motor 

vehicle in transport. 

Motor Vehicle-Train Crash: A crash whose sequence of events includes a railway vehicle or 

whose unit type is a train. 

Motorcycle: A motorcycle is any motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of its 

operator and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground. 

Inclusions: Large motorcycle, Motor-driven cycle, Speed-limited motor-driven cycle, Moped, 

Motor scooter, Motorized or motor-assisted bicycle, and others 

Motorist: A motorist is any occupant of a motor vehicle in transport. 

Examples: 

Passenger Vehicle 

Sub-Compact, Compact, Mid Size, Full Size, Minivan, Sport Utility Vehicle 

Sport Utility Vehicle 

Truck 

Truck (unless otherwise stated) 

Pickup, Panel/Van, Single Unit Truck; 2 Axles, 6 Tires, Single Unit Truck; 3 

Or More Axles, Truck/Trailer 

Heavy Truck 

Truck Tractor (Bobtail), Tractor/Semi-Trailer, Tractor/Double - Short, 

Tractor/Double - Long, Fifth Wheel Or Converter Dolly, Tractor/Triples 

Motorcycle 

Public Safety Vehicle 

Police Vehicle, Fire Truck, Ambulance/Rescue 

Public Transportation 

Public Bus, Taxi ,Train 

Other Motor Vehicles 

 

Unknown 

Motorized Bicycle, School Bus, Church Bus, Other Bus, Motor Home, Farm 

Vehicle, Farm Equipment, Snowmobile, Construction Equipment, All Others 

(motorist) 

Nonincapacitating Evident Injury (Minor Visible): A nonincapacitating evident injury is any 

injury, other than a fatal injury or an incapacitating injury, which is evident to observers at the 

scene of the accident in which the injury occurred. 

Inclusions: 

Lump on head, abrasions, bruises, minor lacerations 

And others 

Exclusions: 

Limping (the injury cannot be seen) 

And others 



Non-motorist: A non-motorist is any person other than a motorist. 

Inclusions: 

Pedestrians 

Occupants of motor vehicles not in transport 

Occupants of transport vehicles other than motor vehicles 

Examples: 

Non-Motor Vehicles 

Animal W/Rider, Animal W/Buggy, Bicycle, Pedestrian, Pedalcyclist (bicycle, 

tricycle, unicycle, pedal car), Skater, Other-non motorist (wheelchair, etc) 

Unknown 

Nonfatal Injury Accident: A nonfatal injury accident is any injury accident other than a fatal 

accident. 

Noninjury Accident: A noninjury accident is any road vehicle accident other than an injury 

accident. A noninjury accident is also called a property-damage-only accident. 

Occupant: An occupant is any person who is part of a transport vehicle. 

Occupant Restraints: Devices found in motor vehicles for the protection of vehicle occupants 

that keep the driver and passengers in their seats, preventing them from being ejected from the 

motor vehicle upon impact. Restraint devices include shoulder belts, lap belts, shoulder/lap 

belts, and child safety seats. 

Occupant Restraint Usage: The usage of occupant restraints reported in this document is 

based on either the usage indicated in traffic crash reports or observed usage. Usage rates from 

field observations include front seat occupants and small children covered by Ohio’s child safety 

seat law. 

Other Road Vehicle: An other road vehicle is any road vehicle other than a motor vehicle. 

Inclusions: Animal-drawn vehicle (any type), Animal harnessed to a conveyance, Animal 

carrying a person, Street car, Pedalcycle, and others. 

Passenger: A passenger is any occupant of a road vehicle other than its driver. 

Pedalcycle: A pedalcycle is a non-motorized other road vehicle propelled by pedaling. 

Inclusions: Bicycle, tricycle, unicycle, pedalcar, and others. 

Pedalcyclist: A pedalcyclist is any occupant of a pedalcycle in transport. 

Pedestrian: A pedestrian is any person who is not an occupant. 

Inclusions: Pedestrian, Skater. 

Possible Injury (Non-Visible Claimed): A possible injury is any injury reported or claimed 

which is not a fatal injury, incapacitating injury or nonincapacitating evident injury. 

Momentary unconsciousness 

Claim of injuries not evident 

Limping, complaint of pain, nausea, hysteria 

And others 

Probable Causes: Crashes whose unit is in error and listed by contributing circumstances (the 

actions of the motorist / nonmotorist which contributed to the crash). 



Property: Property is any physical object other than a person. 

Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash: A traffic crash that results in no injuries or fatalities. 

Ohio law requires that all crashes resulting in more than $400 in damage be reported to the 

Ohio Department of Public Safety on the OH-1 Traffic Crash Report. 

Property Damage Unknown (PDU) Crash: A traffic crash representing property damage under 

$400 or located on private property. 

Private Property Unreportable (PPU) Crash: A traffic crash occurring on private property that 

cannot be reported. 

Railway: A railway is any private way reserved primarily for land vehicles moving persons or 

property from one place to another on rails. 

Railway Accident: A railway accident is a transport accident that (1) involves a railway train in 

transport and (2) is not an aircraft accident, watercraft accident or motor vehicle accident. 

Railway Train: A railway train is any motorized railway vehicle. 

Railway Vehicle: A railway vehicle is any land vehicle that is (1) designed primarily for, or in 

use for, moving persons or property from one place to another on rails and (2) not in use on a 

land way other than a railway. 

Road Vehicle: A road vehicle is any land vehicle other than a railway vehicle. 

Safety Equipment: Safety restraint equipment in use by the occupant at the time of the crash. 

Includes motorcycle helmet for cyclists and safety equipment used by a non-motorist. 


Motorist: None Used, Shoulder Belt Only, Lab Belt Only, Shoulder/Lap Belt, Child 

Safety Seat, Motorcycle Helmet Used 

Non-Motorist: None Used, Helmet Used, Protective Pads (Elbows, Knee Shins, etc.), 

Reflective Clothing, Lighting, Other, Unknown 

School Bus: A school bus is a motor vehicle used for the transportation of any school pupil at 

or below the 12th-grade level to or from a public or private school or school-related activity. A 

motor vehicle is not a school bus while on trips which involve the transportation exclusively of 

other passengers or exclusively for other purposes. 

Seating Position: The location of the occupant in, or outside of the vehicle prior to the crash. 

Sequence of Events: The events in sequence for the unit. As many as four events can be 

listed on the Traffic Crash Report including the most harmful event, and the first harmful event in 

the order they occurred. 

Speed Related Crash: A traffic crash in which one or more vehicles were reported as 

exceeding the posted speed limit and/or where the reporting officer indicated that excessive 

tablespeed for roadway conditions or loss of control was a contributing factor. 

Traffic Unit: A traffic unit is a road vehicle or a pedestrian. 

Trailer: A trailer is a road vehicle designed to be drawn by another road vehicle. 


Transport Vehicle: A transport vehicle consists of one or more devices or animals and their 

load. 

Truck: A truck is a motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying property. 

Truck/Bus: The Truck/Bus section of the OH-1 Crash Report must be filled out if the crash 

INVOLVED one or more of the following: 

A truck (motor vehicle) with a GVWR more than 10,000 pounds; OR 

A truck (motor vehicle) with a hazardous materials placard; OR 

A bus designed for at least 8 persons, including driver. 

AND the crash RESULTED in one or more of the following: 

A fatality; OR 

An injury requiring transportation for immediate medical treatment; OR 

At least one vehicle was towed due to disabling damage or required intervening 

assistance before proceeding under its own power. 

Truck Driver: A driver who is operating a truck (Single Unit Truck; 2 Axles, 6 Tires, Single Unit 

Truck; 3 Or More Axles, Truck/Trailer, Truck Tractor (Bobtail), Tractor/Semi-Trailer, 

Tractor/Double - Short, Tractor/Double - Long, Fifth Wheel Or Converter Dolly, Tractor/Triples). 

Unit: Includes motorists and non-motorists. 

Unit Error: The motorist / non-motorist which had the most causative bearing on the crash. 

Utility Vehicle: An utility vehicle is a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or bus consisting 

primarily of a transport device designed for carrying ten or fewer persons, and generally 

considered a multi-purpose vehicle that is designed to have offroad capabilities. These vehicles 

are generally four-wheel-drive (4 x 4) and have increased ground clearance. 

Van: A van is a motor vehicle consisting primarily of a transport device which has a gross 

vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less and is basically a “box on wheels” that is 

identifiable by its enclosed passenger and/or cargo area, step-up floor, and relatively short (or 

nonexistent) hood. 

Weather Conditions: Weather conditions at the time of the crash. Clear, Cloudy, Fog, Smog, 

Smoke, Rain, Sleet, Hail (Freezing Rain Drizzle), Snow, Severe Crosswinds, Blowing Sand, Soil 

Dirt, Snow, Other, Unknown. 

Youthful Driver: A driver is considered a youthful driver if his or her age at the time of the crash 

was between 15 and 24, inclusive. 

For more detailed definitions, please see the State of Ohio Department of Public Safety – Ohio Traffic Crash 

Procedure Manual, ANSI D16.1-1996 

– Manual on Classifications of Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents, and sections § 4501.01 and § 4511.01 of the Ohio 

Revised Code. 



APPENDIX B: Accident Categories 

Alcohol-Related 

Bicycle Accidents 

Light Truck Accident 

Accident where one or more of the drivers or pedestrians were 

reported as having been drinking by the investigating officer. 

Any accident involving one or more bicycles or mopeds. 

Accident where one or more of the vehicles were a pickup, van or 

panel truck. 

Heavy Truck Accident Accident where one or more of the vehicles were a semi-truck, 

straight truck, or pickup/5th-Wheel Trailer (Hotshot). 

Motorcycle Accident 

Rural Accident 

Accident where one or more of the vehicles in the accident were a 

motorcycle. 

Accidents that occur in small villages or in unincorporated areas. 

[NOTE: This is not the Urban/Rural use in setting speed 

limits, etc. For these purposes level of development is 

considered.] 

Senior Driver Accident Accident where one or more of the drivers were 65 or older. 

Speed-Related Acc. 

Urban Accident 

Accident where one or more vehicles had a stated speed greater 

than the posted speed, as reported by the investigating officer. 

Accidents that occur in incorporated communities of population 

over 2,500. 

Youth Accident An accident involving one or more people between the ages of 12 

and 20 as a driver, passenger or pedestrian. 

Young Driver Accident An accident involving a driver between the ages of 16 and 25, 

inclusive. 



APPENDIX C: Accident Measures 

Within the highway safety community, there are a number of commonly used measures of 

accident rates, exposure, etc. Some of the more popular ones are listed below. 

AAMVMT 

Accident Rate 

Death Rate 

Economic Loss 

Average Annual Million Vehicle Miles of Travel - estimated 

travel on the roadway. Used to normalize accident rates. 

Accidents per Annual Million Vehicles (if a spot location) or 

Accidents per Annual Million Vehicle Miles of Travel (if a section of 

roadway). Measure of the hazardousness of a piece of roadway 

or intersection. 

Deaths per Annual Million Vehicle Miles of Travel. 

The cost of accidents, based upon US-DOT estimates of the direct 

cost of traffic accidents from all over the United States. An 

updated cost estimate was published in October 1991 under 

FHWA-RD-91-055, representing the most current thoughts relative 

to direct, and indirect, costs of traffic accidents. 

Average Cost Average Cost 

Severity of Accident Per Accident Per Incident 

Fatal Accident: $2,723,000 $2,393,000 

Injury Accident: 70,000 46,000 

Incapacitating 229,000 170,000 

Evident 48,000 33,000 

Claimed 25,000 17,000 

Property Damage Only: 4,500 1,700 

In this table, the cost of and accident "per incident" represents the 

cost per person killed, injured, etc. Due to differences between 

Ohio and Federal distributions of fatal, injury, and property 

damage accidents, the computed costs will differ, depending upon 

the choice of a "per accident" or a "per incident" measure. In most 

cases the "per accident" statistics are used. 

EPDO 

Equivalent Property Damage Only - This measure is based 

upon the cost ratio of fatal and injury crashes as compared to 

Property Damage Only crash. ODOT calculates the ratios that 

they use each year. The current ratios for 2009 are: 

1.0 for each PDO Crash 

7.31 for each Injury Crash 

122.75 for each Fatal Crash 

EPDO Rate Index = EPDO / # of Crashes 

The proper identification of hazardous intersections may be accomplished through a variety of 

methods. Such methods range in their complexity and data requirements. Of the approximately 

half dozen or so methods currently employed, this report utilizes the following three 

methodologies based on their general acceptance and availability of data. 



Frequency Method 

The Frequency Method is used to identify and rank locations based upon the total number of 

accidents, which have occurred during the study period (2007-2009). Data reflects all 

accidents made available by the Ohio Department of Public Safety. Intersections with ten or 

more accidents over the three-year study period and a crash rate greater than 1.0 per MEV. 

Table 2 ranks these locations in descending order. 

Accident Rate Method 

The Accident Rate Method combines the accident frequency with the average daily traffic 

entering the intersection and is expressed as "accidents per million of vehicles entering the 

intersection" (MEV). The following formula is used to calculate the rate per MEV: 

A x 1,000,000 

R = --------------------- 

365 x V x T 

Where, R = accident rate at a location (accident/million vehicles) 

A = number of accidents for the study period 

V = average daily traffic entering the intersection 

T = period of study in years 



APPENDIX D: OH-1 Report

Perry Township Traffic Crash Incident Summary Report 2009

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