From SAFE COMMUNITIES OF WOOD COUNTY
Safe Communities has announced that there have been six fatal crashes in Wood County this year compared to eight at this time last year.
A mid-year review of traffic statistics for Wood County has revealed very concerning trends:
- 35% of all crashes involve youthful drivers
- 34% of all crashes involve mature drivers
- 24% of all crashes involve some extent of injury
- 14% of all crashes had unbelted drivers and passengers
- 12% of all crashes involve speed
- 12% of all crashes were as a result of the driver failing to yield
- Wednesday is the #1 day for crashes, followed closely by Friday and Thursday
Let’s strive to make the second half of 2020 safer on the roads.
