Williams County Ohio Car Accident Attorney Discusses Statistics

Located in the very northwest corner of Ohio, Williams County borders Michigan and Indiana. Named after Militiaman David Williams, Williams County is spread across 423 square miles of northern territory near two great lakes. This combination of factors presents challenges to the 39,188 residents of Williams County during a significant portion of the average year. Of those 39,188 residents recorded in the 2000 U.S. Census Report, only 30,855 reside in the county proper and not a metropolitan and/or micropolitan area according to the reports issued by the Ohio Department of Public Safety.

These same reports show Williams County to be a dangerous place for motorists in Ohio, with 1,119 traffic accidents and 5 lives lost due to traffic accidents during 2007. 2008 saw a near repeat of these figures, with 1,142 traffic accidents and a total of 8 lives lost on the roads of Williams County. While the overall population is probably too low to draw meaningful conclusions from only a single year of data, the fact that these numbers stay so stable is as interesting as it is disturbing.

The townships that reported the highest number of overall traffic accidents in Williams County during 2007 were: Pulaski with 172 traffic accidents, Center with 164, Jefferson with 146, Northwest with 134, Superior with 97, and Springfield with 90 traffic accidents. 2008 saw some very similar numbers and no real shakeups worth noting in the ranks of the most dangerous townships in Williams County: Pulaski with a total of 174 traffic accidents, Center with 169, Jefferson with 159, Superior with 123, Northwest with 109, and Springfield with 92 traffic accidents.

Immediately of interest is the fact that the Township of Superior is the most populate of the townships listed by the Ohio Department of Public Safety with a total of 5,769 residents. The Township of Pulaski, which was the most dangerous township by way of overall traffic accidents during both 2007 and 2008, is home to only 2,628 residents. This fact alone marks the Township of Pulaski as one of the most dangerous places for motorists in Williams County. Interestingly, only 3 of the 172 traffic accidents to occur in the Township of Pulaski was linked to alcohol. Such a low rate of alcohol-related traffic accidents combined with a low population may indicate difficult road conditions.

Also of interest is the fact that the Township of Bradley was far and away the leader of alcohol-related traffic accidents in Williams County during 2007 with a total of 6 qualifying accidents on record. Every other township to appear on the Ohio Department of Public Safety list that year had 3 or less incidents overall. Strangely, the 2007 alcohol related traffic statistics paint the picture of a somewhat sober county, which is highly unusual given the high number of overall traffic accidents experienced in Williams County during 2007. Statistics from 2008 seem to support this theory as well, though there are two townships tying for the top spot with 6 overall traffic accident: Superior and Pulaski. There were also a number of townships reporting 4 or even 5 traffic accidents linked to alcohol during 2008, though the numbers are still very low compared to the overall traffic accident figures.


If you've been seriously injured or have lost a loved one in a Bradley Township, Superior Township, or Pulaski Township truck / car accident, call the Williams 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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