Press Release

Greene County Combined Health District

A Safe Communities Grantee of the Ohio Department of Public Safety

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: October 15, 2008

For clarification contact:

LOCAL CONTACT NAME: Beth Player

LOCAL PHONE NUMBER: 374-5664

Greene County Safe Communities Program Releases

Greene County Traffic Fatalities Update

The Greene County Safe Communities program reports that for the month of September 2008, there were two traffic deaths in the County. As of September 30, 2008 there have been seven traffic deaths in 2008. This compares with twelve traffic deaths for the same period in 2007.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, each fatality has a comprehensive cost of $3,366,388 associated with it. The fatality cost in Greene County for 2008 is now equal to $23,564,716. The leading causes for crashes that result in death or injury in Greene are not being buckled, alcohol and/or drug consumption, speed, driving off the side of the road, and driver inattention.

The safety of our Greene County residents while they are traveling on the roads is our biggest concern. As we head into the holiday season, Safe Communities would like to remind all drivers to buckle up and drive responsibly.

The “Safe Communities” program was developed through the Ohio Department of Public Safety to establish and/or expand community partnerships to create safer, healthier communities throughout Ohio.