LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) – A newly launched crash report in Lorain County paints a regarding image for drivers there.
According to a brand new overview by the Lorain County Traffic Fatality Review Committee, 10 folks died in crashes from January 2nd to May 2nd of 2022.
Sadly, that’s no more than standard for the last two years.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, that’s the identical quantity of fatal crashes in the identical time interval as 2021, and fatalities are at present on monitor to fulfill last 12 months’s numbers.
Safety consultants say a lot of the crashes might have been prevented.
“Impaired driving seems to be an issue with crashes and especially fatal crashes,” stated Kat Solove, a program supervisor for the Safe Communities Coalition.
The Safe Communities Coalition evaluations crash knowledge from Lorain County and analyze among the patterns it reveals of drivers. In its most up-to-date overview, it discovered that 5 crashes concerned folks not carrying a seatbelt and four of the crashes concerned alcohol and/or medicine.
In a kind of instances, 30-year-old Kaylie Eskins was killed by a drunk driver. Her one-year-old son was left combating for his life.
There’s no option to carry Eskins life again or the 9 others killed in these crashes, however there’s a means to assist forestall future lethal crashes.
“Wearing your seatbelt, not driving impaired, if you are impaired, utilizing a rideshare service is always a great option, or having a designated driver, calling a friend or family member, those sort of things,” stated Solove. “Just so you’re not on the road, endangering yourself and others.”
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