By Bruce Kettelle
A $25,819 grant will pay for overtime traffic enforcement at key areas around Trotwood in a statewide effort to reduce traffic accidents. The Ohio Traffic Safety Office is allocating the funds from a federal program.
The City of Trotwood Police Department has investigated 1,213 crashes in the three years 2006-2008 with 516 injuries and 10 fatalities. The new funds will add over 500 hours of high visibility enforcement in high accident zones of the city.
“The main intersections along Salem Avenue were determined to have a high rate of accidents, “ said Captain John Porter. The worst rate occurs at Turner Road with 11 accidents last year.
Porter hopes the effort will reduce crashes, injuries and insurance claims. “One long term goal is to help reduce the cost of auto insurance.”
He said they will also focus on days that have the highest frequency of crashes. “Our highest accident rates are on Thursday and Friday.”
Besides the Salem Avenue area the next worst intersection is still at Free Pike and Route 49 despite the traffic cameras installed there several years ago. “The traffic cams have reduced the accidents there but we need to do better,” said Porter. He hopes the additional police visibility will raise drivers’ awareness of the dangers there as well.
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