(Rev. 08/09)
2008 Ohio Fatality and Injury Crashes by Weather Condition |
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Fatal Crashes |
Injury Crashes |
Property Damage Crashes |
Unknown |
Total Crashes |
| Clear |
644 |
40,172 |
116,636 |
3,309 |
160,761 |
| Cloudy |
298 |
19,557 |
58,747 |
1,450 |
80,052 |
| Fog, smog, smoke |
6 |
307 |
878 |
22 |
1,213 |
| Rain |
77 |
8,840 |
29,096 |
690 |
35,703 |
| Sleet, hail, freezing rain, drizzle |
19 |
1,920 |
6,603 |
175 |
8,717 |
| Snow |
45 |
5,827 |
22,832 |
527 |
29,231 |
| Severe crosswinds |
3 |
85 |
364 |
6 |
458 |
| Blowing sand, soil, dirt, snow |
1 |
85 |
322 |
9 |
417 |
| Other |
1 |
55 |
201 |
7 |
264 |
| Unknown |
5 |
448 |
3,026 |
581 |
4,060 |
| TOTAL |
1,099 |
77,296 |
235,705 |
6,776 |
320,876 |
Source: Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Traffic Crash Facts 2008
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Your chances of becoming a crash fatality is highest in October. The dangers of dying in a crash is 16% greater in October than in wintry March — the safest month of the year. November and December were the second and third deadliest months.
(University of Michigan Transportation Safety Institute, 2009)
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