Traffic Fatality Report for January 2012

February 2, 2012

The Richland County Safe Communities Coalition reports that for the month of January there was one traffic death in Richland County.

There were thirteen (13) total traffic–related fatalities for all of 2011.

The chart below reflects the five-year totals of traffic-related fatalities in Richland County for January and for the previous year.

According to the Federal Highway Administration’s comprehensive costs for traffic fatalities*, each fatality has a comprehensive cost of $6 million associated with it.

 Although most drivers think about winter driving safety during the winter months of December and January, icy driving conditions can exist into April.  The Richland county Safe Communities Coalition has a list of Safe Winter Driving Tips on the Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department website at /news/2011/11/28/winter-driving-safety-tips

 The “Safe Communities” program was developed through the Ohio Department of Public Safety to establish and/or expand community partnerships to create safer, healthier communities throughout Ohio.

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The “Safe Communities” program was developed through the Ohio Department of Public Safety. It is a data-driven initiative to save lives and reduce injuries by building collaborations between state, county, and local community partners.

*The 11 comprehensive cost components include property damage; lost earnings; lost household production (non-market activities occurring in the home); medical costs; emergency services; travel delay; vocational rehabilitation; workplace costs; administrative costs; legal costs; and pain and lost quality of life.

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