Erie County, Ohio Car Accident Statistics

10 people died in 10 fatal crashes in Erie County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 13.5 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.7 for Ohio and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 64 traffic deaths in 55 crashes.

10Deaths in 2024

13.5Deaths per 100,000 residents (2024)

64Deaths, 2019–2024

-17%Change in deaths, 2019 to 2024

Traffic deaths in Erie County by year

Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	10	10
2023	12	11
2022	9	5
2021	11	9
2020	10	10
2019	12	10

Who died

People killed in Erie County crashes, 2019–2024.

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)46 (72%)

Motorcyclists13 (20%)

Pedestrians5 (8%)

Bicyclists0 (0%)

Roads with the most fatal crashes

Road	Fatal crashes	Deaths
US-250 MILAN RD	6	6
US-6 CLEVELAND RD	5	5
SR-2	5	6
CR-13 MASON RD	4	5
I-80	4	8
SR-113	3	3
SR-101 TIFFIN AVE	2	2
CR-5 PERKINS AVE	2	3
SR-4	2	2
US-250	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
Sandusky	8	9
Huron	2	3
Vermilion	1	1

When fatal crashes happen

Time of day

Midnight–6 a.m.8 (15%)

6 a.m.–noon15 (27%)

Noon–6 p.m.16 (29%)

6 p.m.–midnight16 (29%)

Day of week (most: Friday)

Sunday10

Monday9

Tuesday8

Wednesday5

Thursday2

Friday15

Saturday6

53% of fatal crashes in Erie County happened in the dark, and 42% on roads classed as rural.

Drinking and speeding

18%Fatal crashes with a driver police reported had been drinking (10)

16%Fatal crashes where police reported speeding (9)

What the first impact was with:

Motor vehicle in-transport28 (51%)

Pedestrian4 (7%)

Guardrail face4 (7%)

Tree3 (5%)

Rollover/overturn3 (5%)

Utility pole/light support3 (5%)

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.

Personal injury lawyers in Sandusky

Lawbamba lists 9 personal injury lawyers with an office in Sandusky, Ohio, the practice area that deals with the fatal crash records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).

Christopher M. Marinko

Flynn, Py and Kruse, A Legal Professional Association

Personal Injury, Corporate, Employment & Labor

Sandusky · 5.0★ from 1 review

Leslie O. Murray

Murray and Murray Co., L.P.A.

Personal Injury, Business & Commercial, Consumer Protection

Sandusky · 4.0★ from 15 reviews

Deborah L. Wood

Deborah L. Wood, Attorney at Law

Personal Injury, Adoption, Child Custody & Visitation

Sandusky · 1.0★ from 1 review

Thomas J. Murray Jr.

Murray & Murray Co., L.P.A.

Personal Injury, Admiralty & Maritime, Business & Commercial

Sandusky

Matched by practice area and office location only. These lawyers are not connected to the records on this page and have not reviewed or endorsed it.

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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.

Lawbamba is not affiliated with NHTSA, and this page is general information, not legal advice.