Perry County Ohio Car Accident Attorney Discusses Statistics

Perry County is located just southeast of the heart of Ohio, and sprawls out over 413 square miles of pristine countryside. Named after Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the Hero of Battle Lake Erie, the county lists both its most populated city and county seat as New Lexington. Founded in 1920 with barely 8,420 residents, Perry County has grown consistently over the years, perhaps due to its proximity to major population centers in Ohio.

According to data provided by the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Perry County is a surprisingly safe place for motorists. This is particularly impressive given the frequently inclement weather and other factors that present motorists in Perry County with challenges throughout a significant portion of the average year. With only 495 traffic accidents on record in 2007, and another 544 in 2008, the roads of Perry County have an impressive safety record even if those statistics do seem subject to large fluctuations on a year for year basis. Despite the dramatic increase in overall traffic accidents of roughly 10% between 2007 and 2008, there was actually a decline in the overall number of traffic-related fatalities in the same time frame: 2007 saw 11 traffic-related fatalities in Perry County as the result of 10 separate traffic accidents, but only 6 fatal traffic accidents resulted in 6 fatalities the following year.

The townships in Perry County that recorded the highest number of overall traffic accidents during 2007 were: Reading with a grand total of 77, Pike with 72, Thorn with 51, Jackson with 43, and Harrison with 42. 2008 saw some major changes to the list of traffic-accident prone townships: Reading with 98 total traffic accidents on file, Pike with 74, Jackson with 72, Bearfield with 48, and Salt Lick with 44 total traffic accidents on file. The disappearance of Thorn from the list may have something to do with the trio of fatal traffic accidents that occurred in the township of 3,765 residents. Three such incidents during the course of a year in a small town is likely to result in additional measures being taken, especially when one of those fatalities was linked directly to alcohol.

The Township of Reading is slightly more dangerous than most of the other townships in Perry County on a per capita basis, but it is still a fairly safe place for motorists in general. Coal was also a comparatively safe place for motorists in Perry County during 2007, with only 5 traffic accidents on file, though 17 the following year did go to show that a township with only 1,106 residents does not necessarily produce stable traffic statistics.

Reading is the only township in Perry County to experience unknown and/or un-attributable traffic accidents during both 2007 and 2008. This is not surprising given the fact that nearly 4,000 people call Reading home, which makes hiding and/r evading notice a significantly easier challenge. While the Township of Reading was the only township in Perry County to record such incidents two years running, the township of Pike actually experienced more such accidents in 2007, with two on file versus the one recoded by Reading, Clayton, and Pleasant. 2008 saw Reading, Monroe and Madison each record a single unknown and/or unexplained traffic accident.


If you've been seriously injured or have lost a loved one in a Reading Township, Pike Township, or Thorn Township truck / car accident, call the Perry County auto accident and wrongful death attorneys / lawyers at Chester Law Group at 1-800-218-4243 or order your FREE BOOK entitled The Insider’s Guide to Handling Ohio Accident Claims at www.ChesterLaw.com.

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