To the editor:
The state has a database of accidents on highways across the state. It goes back five years. The categories of reports includes 1) Property Damage 2) Minor Injury 3) Serious Injury and 4) Fatal. I reviewed the accident reports on Rt. 50/32 just in Athens County.
Since 2021 (the data only goes back to 2021) there have been 23 Serious Injury accidents within Athens County on route 50/32. Additionally, there have been 7 accidents with at least one fatality with the total of those killed during that time is 11. The average is 6 Serious/Fatal accidents a year with 2.2 people dying annually. This is a safety issue that is begging for a solution. Surely this many lives lost and disrupted not to mention the cost is unacceptable.
Nearly half the accidents were failure to yield. The accident database is here.
Mike Chapman
Athens, Ohio