The number of deadly crashes continues to drop across parts of the Miami Valley.
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The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) saw a slight drop in deadly crashes in both Montgomery and Greene Counties in 2023.
News Center 7′s Taylor Robertson broke down those numbers and what state troopers are doing to make that happen Monday on News Center 7′s Daybreak.
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In 2021, Montgomery County had 61 deadly crashes, including one on Hershey Street in Dayton. Our news crew saw a car on its top near a home in November 2021.
Robertson broke down the numbers in 2022 and 2023.
- There were 62 deadly crashes in Montgomery County back in 2022, including 12,000 overall.
- There were 58 deadly crashes in 2023 in Montgomery County, including 11,000 overall.
It is more than double the number of crashes in Greene County.
- In 2022, there were over 3,300 crashes in Greene County, 15 were deadly.
- In 2023, there were over 3,000 crashes in Greene County, five were deadly.