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TPO staff report shows crash patterns, time‑of‑day risks and contexts for serious injuries
Summary
A TPO presentation reviewed fatal and serious‑injury crash trends (2020–2024), geographic clusters, time‑of‑day patterns and mode breakdowns; staff proposed more targeted, surgical analyses to identify treatments with positive cost‑benefit for grant applications and TIP prioritization.
TPO staff presented detailed safety analysis requested by the board, covering crash trends, geographic screening, mode breakdowns and recommendations for more targeted project evaluation.
Connor Trejos McDonald told the board the analysis used crash and citation data from 2020 through 2024, noting 411 speed‑related fatal or serious‑injury crashes in that period and 36,000 speed citations countywide. McDonald identified several one‑mile areas with disproportionate crash counts, including a Ruskin area near East Shellpoint Road and a segment of U.S. 301 near Bonita Drive. He said Friday is the most frequent day for fatal or serious crashes (about 17 percent) and that peak times cluster around 4–5 p.m.
Staff used FDOT…
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