Over the course of three years, practically 1,600 crashes on New Jersey’s roads resulted in no less than one fatality.

Utilizing knowledge from the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration, MoneyGeek has provide you with a listing of the deadliest stretches of highway within the Backyard State from 2018 via 2020, ranked by their rely of deadly crashes.

A few highways seem on the top-10 record greater than as soon as.

In keeping with MoneyGeek, greater than 40% of New Jersey’s deadly accidents between 2018 and 2020 concerned rushing or drunk driving. Distracted driving contributed to twenty% of the state’s deadly crashes over that three-year interval.

“These are crashes, these should not accidents,” mentioned Tracy Noble, spokesperson for AAA Mid-Atlantic, reacting to the report. “We additionally want to bear in mind, when a few of our roadways had been designed, they weren’t designed for the forms of autos and the speeds that we’ve got immediately.”

Beneath is MoneyGeek’s record of the ten deadliest stretches of highway in New Jersey. The inexperienced dots point out the situation of the deadly crashes; among the crashes occurred in the identical areas/intersections.

Near 800 roads in New Jersey had been thought-about for the research.

10.

• 3.4 miles of highway
• 7 deadly accidents, leading to 7 fatalities

Responding to New Jersey 101.5’s request for remark, the New Jersey Division of Transportation famous {that a} challenge within the works is supposed to enhance security for all modes of transportation alongside this stretch.

Proposed enhancements embrace lowering the roadway from 4 lanes, to 2 journey lanes with a middle left-turn lane and bicycle lanes.

9.

• 4.1 miles of highway
• 7 deadly accidents, leading to 8 fatalities

8.

• 4.9 miles of highway
• 7 deadly accidents, leading to 8 fatalities

7.

• 3.3 miles of highway
• 8 deadly accidents, leading to 8 fatalities

6.

• 3.4 miles of highway
• 8 deadly accidents, leading to 9 fatalities

5.

• 2.9 miles of highway
• 9 deadly accidents, leading to 10 fatalities

The Division of Transportation mentioned it has two initiatives geared toward bettering Route 21. One will resurface a portion of the freeway, and the opposite will embrace upgraded site visitors indicators and sidewalks.

4.

• 4.1 miles of highway
• 10 deadly accidents, leading to 10 fatalities

3.

• 4.2 miles of highway
• 10 deadly accidents, leading to 11 fatalities

2.

• 4.6 miles of highway
• 10 deadly accidents, leading to 12 fatalities

1.

• 3.9 miles of highway
• 11 deadly accidents, end in 11 fatalities

Steve Schapiro, a spokesperson for the state Division of Transportation, mentioned DOT is dedicated to discovering modern options to boost security for all highway customers.

“We look at crash knowledge regularly to search for areas the place pedestrian security enhancements could also be wanted, and we work with our engineers and designers to include these enhancements into ongoing initiatives,” Schapiro added. “These security options might embrace the set up of pedestrian sign heads, and enhancements to sidewalks and crosswalks.”

Dino Flammia is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. You may attain him at dino.flammia@townsquaremedia.com

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