West Virginia Division of Highways

                          Traffic Engineering Division

Summary of Crashes Occurring along:                     Midland Trail- US 60 Putnam County

 

 

 

County

Putnam

 

Date Range

01/01/2002 to 12/31/2004

 

 

 

Route

US

000060

Milepost Range

000.00

-

009.01

 

Accidents:

161

Injury Accidents:

39

Fatal Accidents:

3 Property Damage Only Accidents:

119

 

 

Injuries:

59

Fatalities:

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manner of Collision

 

 

 

 

Roadway Surface Condition

 

 

Lighting Condition

 

Rear End

 

 

 

36

22.36%

Dry

 

 

 

121

75.16%

Daylight

 

 

 

102 63.35%

Head On

 

 

 

 

1

0.62%

Wet

 

 

 

28

17.39%

Dark

 

 

 

47 29.19%

Sideswipe Same Dir.

 

 

8

4.97%

Snow

 

 

 

5

3.11%

Dark, Artificial Light

 

2

1.24 %

Sideswipe Opp. Dir.

 

 

4

2.48%

lee

 

 

 

3

1.86%

Dusk

 

 

 

5

3.11%

Rear to Rear

 

 

 

0

0.00%

Muddy

 

 

0

0.00%

Dawn

 

 

 

1

0.62%

Single Vehicle Crash

 

48

29.81 %

Haz. Materials

 

 

0

0.00%

Unknown

 

 

 

4

2.48%

Access Conflict

 

 

25

15.53%

Other

 

 

 

0

0.00%

 

Weather Condition

 

Left and Right Turn

 

 

0

0.00%

Unknown

 

 

4

2.48%

Clear

 

 

 

100 62.11 %

Left Turn

 

 

 

17

10.56%

 

 

Pavement Marking Visibility

Cloudy

 

 

 

33 2050%

Right Turn

 

 

 

2

1.24 %

Yes

 

 

 

107

66.46%

Raining

 

 

 

14

8.70%

Other

 

 

 

 

20

12.42%

No

 

 

 

1

0.62%

Fog / Smog

 

 

 

1

0.62%

Unknown

 

 

 

 

0

0.00%

Unknown

 

 

53

32.92%

Snowing

 

 

 

9

5.59%

 

Traffic Control Device

 

 

 

 

Road Type

 

 

Sleeting

 

 

 

0

0.00%

Stop Sign

 

 

 

48

29.81%

Asphalt

 

 

155

96.27%

Hailing

 

 

 

0

0.00%

Traffic Signal

 

 

 

2

1.24%

Concrete

 

 

0

0.00%

Crosswinds

 

 

 

0

0.00%

Yield Sign

 

 

 

0

0.00%

Brick

 

 

 

0

0.00%

Unknown

 

 

 

4

2.48%

Officer, Flagman

 

 

 

0

0.00%

Gravel

 

 

 

0

0.00%

 

Day

 

 

 

RR Gates, Signals

 

 

 

0

0.00%

Dirt

 

 

 

1

0.62%

Monday

 

 

 

27

16.77%

Construction Zone

 

 

 

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00%

Tuesday

 

 

 

21

13.04%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

School Zone

 

 

 

1

0.62%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday

 

 

 

26

16.15%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unknown

 

 

5

3.11%

 

 

 

None

 

 

 

 

104

64.60%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday

 

 

 

29

18.01 %

Other

 

 

 

 

 

3

1.86%

 

 

Roadway Characteristic

 

Friday

 

 

 

17

1056%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Straight and Level

 

96

59.63 %

 

 

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

3

1.86%

 

 

 

Saturday

 

 

 

26

16.15%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Straight and Grade

 

27

16.77%

 

 

 

 

Traffic Control Functioning

Straight at Hillcrest

 

6

3.73%

Sunday

 

 

 

15

9.32%

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

9

5.59%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curve and Level

 

11

6.83%

 

Month

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January

 

 

 

10

6.21%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curve and Grade

 

13

8.07%

 

 

 

Unknown

 

 

 

152

94.41 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.62%

February

 

 

 

13

8.07%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curve at Hillcrest

 

1

 

 

 

 

Reported By

 

 

 

Straight and RoBing

 

2

1.24 %

March

 

 

 

9

5.59%

State Police

 

 

16

9.94%

Sag Curve

 

 

1

0.62%

April

 

 

 

16

9.94%

City Police

 

 

92

57.14%

Unknown

 

 

4

2.48%

May

 

 

 

11

6.83%

Sheriff

 

 

 

 

53

32.92%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June

 

 

 

18

11.18%

Other

 

 

 

 

 

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July

 

 

 

9

5.59%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August

 

 

 

11

6.83%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September

 

 

 

11

6.83%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October

 

 

 

19

11.80%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November

 

 

 

16

9.94%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December

 

 

 

18 11.18%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time of Day (By Hour)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 -1

1-2

2-3

3-4

 

4-5

5-6

6-7

 

7-8

8-9

9 -10

10 - 11

11 - 12

AM

1

3

2

 

1

 

 

4

1

3

 

10

4

3

9

 

9

 

0.62%

1.86 %

1.24%

0.62%

 

2.48%

0.62%

1.86 %

 

6.21%

2.48%

2.48%

5.59%

 

5.59%

PM

13

6

10

8

 

 

15

15

12

 

9

7

5

6

 

5

 

8.07%

3.73%

6.21%

4.97%

 

9.32%

9.32%

7.45%

 

559%

4.35%

4.35%

3.73%

 

3.11%

Monday, March 28, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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