Map and Table: 2018-2019 Youthful Driver Crashes

Traffic Safety Bulletin

OSHP District

Number of Crashes

District 1 18,588

District 2 7,923

District 3 44,463

District 4 15,714

District 5 19,165

District 6 31,064

District 7 7,253

District 8 35,774

District 9 6,111

Total 186,055

From 2018-2019, there were 186,055 traffic crashes in Ohio involving at least one driver aged 15 to 24.This represents more than 30% of all crashes during this time. According to the Federal HighwayAdministration, about 12% of licensed drivers in the US were aged 24 or younger in 20181.

An action on the part of the youthful driver contributed to 68% (126,664) of these crashes. At-faultyouthful driver crashes resulted in 382 deaths and 52,597 injuries from 2018-2019. This is 17% offatalities and 24% of people injured in traffic crashes during this time.

Of at-fault, youthful driver crashes, 35% were caused by the young driver following too close.Another 20% of crashes were caused by failure to yield/ran red light or stop sign. Leading causes offatal at-fault, youthful driver crashes included failure to yield/ran red light or stop sign (18%), unsafespeed (18%), driving left of center (14%), and drove off road (10%).

Male teenage drivers were more likely than their female counterparts to be at-fault in crashes (54%vs. 45%). In fatal crashes, males made up more than two-thirds of the at-fault drivers (68%).

Four counties, Franklin, Hamilton, Cuyahoga and Summit, accounted for 37% of youthful drivercrashes. Fatal crashes happened most frequently in Franklin (44), Montgomery (23), Hamilton (22),and Cuyahoga (21) Counties.

Crashes Involving Youthful Drivers

1Includes drivers under 15

Youthful Drivers

August 2020