Mid-2012 crash report for Greene Co.

XENIA, Ohio (WDTN) - The Greene County Safe Communities program has released its mid-year traffic report showing there have been a eight traffic fatalities in Greene County as of July 24, 2012.

This compares with a total of  11 traffic deaths for the entire year of 2011.  

According the the Safe Communities program, the top five causes for the majority of these crashes that have resulted in death and/or injury in Greene County are following too closely, failure to yield, failure to control, improper lane change and distractions (i.e. cell phone use/texting).  These deaths, while tragic, and injuries sustained were all preventable.  The Safe Communities coalition said it will continue to work with schools, businesses and the general public to provide educational materials and information to keep Greene County citizens safe on the roadways.

The Safe Communities program was developed to help communities decrease traffic injuries and deaths, increase safety awareness, decrease the amount of money spent on traffic-related injuries, and increase the number of people involved in keeping communities safe.