Columbus-area drivers may want to steer clear from several dangerous intersections recently ranked by multiple safety agencies in Ohio.

Columbus-area drivers may want to steer clear from several dangerous intersections recently ranked by multiple safety agencies in Ohio.

A list of the top 100 high-crash intersections was released this week and it has some drivers agreeing with the rankings.

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, or MORPC, collected crash statistics from 2013-2015 with the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio Department of Public Safety.

Each intersection lists data like the total number of crashes, injuries, property damage and how average daily traffic flows through the crossing.

Also listed in the ranking are any improvements made to that specific intersection.

Drivers on the defense who have to make the decision to hit the gas or pump the brakes say they notice where they need to be on guard.

The intersection at Broad Street and James Road in east Columbus is a hot spot for accidents, according to Ohio state agencies.

Data collected over the last two years shows 172 crashes at the intersection and one fatal wreck.



The crossing is ranked No. 1 in the top 100 high-crash locations across central Ohio.

Nearly 2 miles from the dangerous Broad and James intersection, is another drivers know all too well.



"This intersection is horrendous. Perhaps they maybe need to widen the street up,” driver Natasha Horner said.

Horner is talking about Broad Street at Yearling Road. The intersection in Whitehall is considered another high-crash zone according to MORPC. Horner agrees, it should be.



"I see a lot of people not yielding to the yellow lights and run through the red lights. Just a lot of congestion itself,” she said.

Some drivers say they try to avoid Broad and Yearling if they can, but they hope the high-crash location rankings will be a wake-up call for people behind the wheel.

"I think it might even be safer if we have a patrol, like maybe some type of police patrol through the area at certain times,” Horner said.

TOP 10

Broad St / SR 16 @ James Rd E Livingston Ave @ Hamilton Rd / SR 317 Dublin Granville Rd / SR 161 @ Maple Canyon Dr Cleveland Ave @ Morse Rd - Columbus Broad St / SR 16 @ Lancaster Ave /Reynoldsburg-New Albany Rd Oakland Park Ave @ Westerville Rd /SR 3 Morse Rd @ Northtowne Blvd / Walford St Cleveland Ave @ Innis Rd Cleveland Ave @ Dublin Granville Rd / SR 161 Hilliard Rome Rd @ Roberts Rd