COLUMBUS, Ohio – Motorists who spend a lot of time on Cleveland Avenue on the Northeast Side run a higher risk of getting into an accident than drivers in most other parts of Columbus, according to an annual list of the most dangerous intersections in the city.
Cleveland Avenue is part of five of the 10 High-Crash Intersections from 2011 through 2013, according to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission.
The agency’s top 40 intersections are ranked based on a formula that considers number of crashes, traffic volume and severity.
The Worst of the Worst
1. Cleveland Avenue @ Morse Road
2. E Dublin Granville Road/SR 161 @ Maple Canyon Drive
3. E Broad Street/SR 16 @ James Road
4. W Broad Street/US 40 @ N Wilson Road
5. Cleveland Avenue @ Dublin Granville Road/SR 161
6. W Broad Street/US 40 @ Georgesville Road
7. S Hamilton Road/SR 317@ E Livingston Avenue
8. Cleveland Avenue @ Oakland Park
9. Cleveland Avenue @ Weber Road
10 E 5th Avenue @ Cleveland Avenue/SR 3
From 2009 to 2013, a total of 180,834 motor vehicle crashes, resulting in 488 deaths, were reported in MORPC’s transportation planning area, which includes Franklin, Delaware and parts of Licking and Fairfield counties.
The agency says, on average, 250 people are involved in a traffic crash every day, and one person is killed every four days in the area.