Stats show fewer fatal crashes in county this year

Wood County Safe Communities has reported that there have been five fatal crashes this year to date, a decrease of five from this time last year.

Wood County Safe Communities also received data involving commercial vehicle crashes from 2015 in Wood County. Last year, commercial vehicles were involved in 20 percent of fatal crashes, and 15 percent of serious injury crashes. Commercial vehicles have been involved in one fatal crash this year to date. This is a decrease from last year to date where seven commercial vehicles were involved in fatal crashes.