State Highway 18 in Ohio: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 51 fatal crashes on State Highway 18 in Ohio killed 57 people. In 2024 there were 6 fatal crashes and 9 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 7 counties of Ohio. All fatal crashes in Ohio.
Deaths on State Highway 18 in Ohio by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 | 9 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 18 in Ohio: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Summit County County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 18 from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 12 deaths. Summit, Lorain and Medina counties together held 61% of fatal crashes in State Highway 18 in Ohio from 2015 to 2024; the 5 listed held 86%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summit County | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2 | Lorain County | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Medina County | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | Seneca County | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 5 | Huron County | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen on State Highway 18 in Ohio
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 7.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan3.9%
- Feb7.8%
- Mar7.8%
- Apr5.9%
- May5.9%
- Jun7.8%
- Jul15.7%
- Aug13.7%
- Sep5.9%
- Oct7.8%
- Nov7.8%
- Dec9.8%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on State Highway 18 in Ohio first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 51%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 29%, a pedestrian in 12%, a cyclist in 0.0%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 26 | 51% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 15 | 29% |
| Pedestrian | 6 | 12% |
| Other | 4 | 7.8% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rollover | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parked vehicle | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes on State Highway 18 in Ohio compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 29% of fatal crashes in State Highway 18 in Ohio from 2015 to 2024, below the Ohio share of 32%; speeding in 14%, below the Ohio share of 23%; a hit-and-run in 3.9%, below the Ohio share of 5.9%; a driver recorded as distracted in 2.0%, below the Ohio share of 5.0%; 55% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, about the Ohio share. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Ohio. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| State Highway 18 | Ohio | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 61% | 42% | above the Ohio share |
| At or near an intersection | 37% | 27% | above the Ohio share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 24% | 25% | below the Ohio share |
| A drinking driver | 29% | 32% | below the Ohio share |
| Speeding | 14% | 23% | below the Ohio share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 2.0% | 5.0% | below the Ohio share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 55% | 55% | about the same as the Ohio share |
| Hit-and-run | 3.9% | 5.9% | below the Ohio share |
| A motorcycle involved | 14% | 17% | below the Ohio share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 11% | 12% | below the Ohio share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in State Highway 18 in Ohio
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 18 in Ohio?
- 51 fatal crashes killed 57 people on State Highway 18 in Ohio from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 6 fatal crashes and 9 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 18 in Ohio do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Summit County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 18 from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 12 deaths. Lorain County was second with 10.
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Where the State Highway 18 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as State Highway 18 in Ohio (filed under 9 spellings, such as "SR-18", "SR-18 AKRON MEDINA RD", "SR-18 DEFIANCE AVE", "SR-18 MARKET ST"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.