Clark County, Ohio Car Accident Statistics
18 people died in 17 fatal crashes in Clark County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 13.3 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.7 for Ohio and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 113 traffic deaths in 105 crashes, and 17% of the people killed were pedestrians.
Traffic deaths in Clark County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | 17 |
| 2023 | 19 | 18 |
| 2022 | 22 | 17 |
| 2021 | 23 | 22 |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
Who died
People killed in Clark County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| I-70 | 13 | 13 |
| US-40 MAIN ST | 4 | 5 |
| US-40 NATIONAL RD | 3 | 3 |
| US-68 | 3 | 4 |
| CR-338 YELLOW SPRINGS ST | 3 | 3 |
| CR-385 DERR RD | 2 | 2 |
| SR-41 TROY RD | 2 | 2 |
| CR-351 SELMA RD | 2 | 2 |
| SR-72 LIMESTONE ST | 2 | 2 |
| CR-319 SHRINE RD | 2 | 2 |
As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.
Fatal crashes inside city limits
| City | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield | 34 | 36 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Thursday)
47% of fatal crashes in Clark County happened in the dark, and 30% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Ohio
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Ohio's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Car accident lawyers in Ohio
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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.
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