Washington County Statistics
In 1994 Washington County had 17 fatal crashes resulting
in 17 deaths.
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1994 Crash Occupants
Does Not Include Pedestrians or Bicyclists
| TYPE OF RESTRAINT USED | Male |
Female | Total | |
| Not Stated | 205 |
115 | 320 | | Lap
Belt Used | 151 | 107 | 258 |
| Lap/Shoulder Used | 1,265 | 1,064 |
2,329 | | Belts Not Used | 492 |
311 | 803 | | Belts
Not Installed | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| Child Restraint Used | 25 | 20 |
45 | | Air Bag Deployed | 11 |
6 | 17 | | Helmet
Worn | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Eye Protection | 6 | 1 |
7 | | Helmet & Eye Protect | 0 |
0 | 0 | | Shoulder
Belt Only | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
2 | | Unknown | 28 |
14 | 42 | |
| Total |
2,212 | 1,654 |
3,866 |
Number of Crashes
| DAY OF WEEK |
Number | Percent | |
| Monday |
270 | 15.8 | | Tuesday |
253 | 14.8 | | Wednesday |
253 | 14.8 | | Thursday |
285 | 16.6 | | Friday |
303 | 17.7 | | Saturday |
230 | 13.4 | | Sunday |
120 | 7.0 | |
| Total |
1,714 | 100% |
| MONTH | Number |
Percent | |
| January | 101 |
5.9 | | February | 122 |
7.1 | | March | 151 |
8.8 | | April | 133 |
7.8 | | May | 131 |
7.6 | | June | 140 |
8.2 | | July | 148 |
8.6 | | August | 145 |
8.5 | | September | 161 |
9.4 | | October | 176 |
10.3 | | November | 169 |
9.9 | | December | 137 |
8.0 | |
| Total |
1,714 | 100% |
| CRASH TYPE |
Number | Percent | |
| MV - Pedestrian |
16 | 0.9 | | MV
- MV | 1,212 | 70.9 |
| MV - train | 0 | 0.0 |
| MV - bicycle | 16 | 0.9 |
| MV - wild animal | 63 |
3.7 | | MV - fixed object |
43 | 2.5 | | MV
- other object | 12 | 0.7 |
| Overturned | 19 | 1.1 |
| Off thru median | 28 |
1.6 | | Non-collision | 81 |
4.7 | | MV - domestic | 9 |
0.5 | | Off road left | 72 |
4.2 | | Off road right | 138 |
8.1 | |
| Total |
1,709 | 100% |
| LOCATION | Number |
Percent | |
| State road | 811 |
47.3 | | Rural | 161 |
9.4 | | Urban | 508 |
29.7 | | Private Property |
233 | 13.6 | |
| Total |
1,713 | 100% |
| LOCALITY | Number |
Percent | |
| Industrial | 58 |
3.4 | | Business/Shops |
791 | 46.3 | | Residential |
358 | 21.0 | | School |
58 | 3.4 | | Farms/Fields |
62 | 3.6 | | Open
Country | 372 | 21.8 |
| Church | 6 | 0.4 |
| Playground | 3 | 0.2 |
| Railroad Tracks | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Total | 1,708 |
100% |
Persons Involved in Motor Vehicle Crashes
| AGE | Males |
% Males | Females | % Females | Total | |
| 0 - 9 | 166 | 7.5 |
168 | 10.1 | 334 |
| 10 - 19 | 627 | 28.2 |
549 | 33.0 | 1,176 |
| 20 - 29 | 542 | 24.3 |
309 | 18.6 | 851 |
| 30 - 39 | 292 | 13.1 |
198 | 11.9 | 490 |
| 40 - 49 | 198 | 8.9 |
142 | 8.5 | 340 |
| 50 - 59 | 132 | 5.9 |
98 | 5.9 | 230 |
| 60 - 69 | 125 | 5.6 |
81 | 4.9 | 206 |
| 70 - 79 | 102 | 4.6 |
87 | 5.2 | 189 |
| 80 + | 42 | 1.9 |
30 | 1.8 | 72 |
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| Total | 2,226 | 100% |
1,662 | 100% | 3,888 |
| Contributing Circumstance |
# of Vehicles | |
| Speed too fast |
159 | | Failure to yield |
348 | | Drove left of center |
34 | | Improper overtake |
33 | | Ran stop sign | 32 |
| Disregard signal | 29 |
| Tailgating | 296 |
| Improper turn | 644 |
| Had been drinking | 17 |
| Asleep/Fatigued | 72 |
| Improper lookout | 259 |
| Other bad driving | 144 |
| Hit and run | 27 | | DUI
(alcohol) | 46 |
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