Most car accidents happen in Kentucky’s urban areas, as opposed to in rural areas. The most recent publication of car accident statistics from the Kentucky State Police says 63% of collisions causing injuries occurred in urban areas such as Lexington.
However, the majority of fatal collisions (52%) took place in rural areas, often on rural state highways or interstates where higher speeds are more likely. An urban area is defined as an area including and adjacent to a municipality or other place of 5,000 or more population.
While 22% of all collisions occurred on city streets, only 6% of fatal collisions occurred on city streets, according to the Kentucky State Police.
When the KSP breaks down the numbers further according to the type of roadway, the stats show that:
- 35% of all collisions occur on KY state highways
- 23% of all collisions occur on U.S. highways
- 12% of all collisions occur on interstate highways
- 5% of all collisions occur on county roads
- 1% of all collisions occur on parkways
- 2.33% of all collisions are listed as “other.”
Among interstate highways in Kentucky, I-75, which passes through Lexington before crossing the Ohio River into Cincinnati, appears to be the most dangerous.
KSP statistics show 4,200 collisions with 23 fatalities on I-75 in the year surveyed. Its numbers far outpace the 2,891 collisions and 17 fatalities on I-65, which runs through Louisville, the state’s largest metropolitan area, and which is the next most dangerous Kentucky interstate according to this count.
We Investigate Kentucky Car Accidents
When Kentuckians are injured or lose loved ones in car accidents caused by others, they have a right to demand accountability and compensation for their losses. Fighting for what is right when your life has been turned upside down takes Kentucky Courage. At Morgan, Collins, Yeast & Salyer, our Lexington car accident lawyers represent real people who are struggling to recover from serious car accident injuries. We investigate car accidents and provide the Kentucky Courage to stand up to big insurance companies on behalf of our clients.
More Dangerous Highways in Lexington, KY
The Lexington Police Department publishes monthly traffic call reports and annual summaries of traffic accidents.
As of May 2021, there had been 11 fatal collisions in Lexington since the start of the year at the following locations:
- Athens Boonesboro Road between Blue Sky Parkway and Blue Sky Parkway
- I-64 between I-64/I-75 Exit 111 to I-64 East and I-64 Exit 87 to KY 859
- 1682 Old Paris Road
- S. Broadway and High Street
- E. New Circle Road between Meadow Lane and Floyd Drive
- Bryan Station Road and Rookwood Parkway
- W New Circle Road between Clays Mill Road and KY 4 at Exit 19 from US 7
- 7898 Old Richmond Road
- W. High Street between Herlihy Street and Cox Road
- Tates Creek Road between Montclair Drive and KY 1974 Crossover
- Russell Cave Road between Dreamland Drive and Radcliff Road
In the most recent annual summary, Lexington Police say there were 25 fatal collisions resulting in 33 fatalities in Lexington 2019.
The locations with the most collisions resulting in injuries were:
- Russell Cave Road between Park Place and W. New Circle Road – 9 collisions
- E. New Circle Road and Tates Creek Road – 9 collisions
New Circle Road, also known as Kentucky Route 4, is the inner loop around Lexington. New Circle Road is seriously congested during morning and evening rush hours because it is the only freeway available for getting across the city. Many accidents on the inner loop of New Circle Road cause serious injuries because of the speeds at which vehicles are traveling.
You will see New Circle Road, Man o’ War Boulevard, Tates Creek Road, Nicholasville Road, and other primary routes in Lexington named repeatedly in car accident statistics.
According to police, the Lexington locations with the most collisions causing injury in 2019 were:
Man o’ War Boulevard between Alumni Drive and Easthills Drive, which had the most injury collisions overall and the most “between-street” collisions with 42 collisions.
Other locations with multiple between-street collisions causing injury were:
- Russell Cave Road between Park Place and New Circle Road (9 collisions)
- I-75 North between the Exit 113 on-ramp from U.S. 27 and the Exit 115 off-ramp to Newton Pike (6 collisions)
- Nicholasville Road between Man o’ War Boulevard and Toronto Road (6 collisions)
E-W Reynolds Road and Nicholasville Road had the most intersection collisions causing injuries with 33 collisions.
Other locations with multiple intersection collisions causing injury were:
- E. New Circle Road and Tates Creek Road (9 collisions)
- Belleau Wood Drive-Clearwater Way and Man o’ War Boulevard (7 collisions)
- E-W. Fifth Street and North Limestone (6 collisions)
- Keeneland Boulevard-Man o’ War Boulevard and Versailles Road (6 collisions)
- Man o’ War Boulevard and Saron Drive-Tates Creek Centre Drive (6 collisions)
- Moore Drive and Nicholasville Road (6 collisions)
- Radcliffe Road and Russell Cave Road (6 collisions)
E. Vine Street and Rose Street had the most collisions with injuries involving a driver who ran a red light with 6 collisions. Citywide, there were 325 injury collisions involving a red light violation.
Other intersections with multiple injury collisions caused by someone running a red light were:
- Moore Drive and Nicholasville Road (6 collisions)
- Coleman Court and Newtown Pike (5 collisions)
- Man o’ War Boulevard and Nicholasville Road (5 collisions)
- Newtown Pike-Oliver Lewis Way and W Main Street (5 collisions)
Get Compensation for a Lexington, KY, Car Accident
In addition to causing medical trauma, a Lexington car accident can create financial stress for you and your family due to medical bills and loss of income.
But if someone else was at fault for the accident, you may have the right to seek compensation for:
- Current and future medical bills related to your injuries
- Permanent disabilities
- The cost to repair your vehicle
- Lost wages
- Reduced earning potential
- Pain and suffering.
Insurance companies will try to avoid paying what you truly deserve for a serious injury and may offer a low-ball settlement. But if you call our Kentucky Courage auto accident lawyers before you talk to the insurance companies, we can investigate to determine who owes you compensation and calculate every dime you are due. Then we’ll move aggressively to recover a proper payment for you.
Contact Morgan, Collins, Yeast & Salyer now to set up a free consultation about how we can handle your highway car accident claim. Let us tell you how Kentucky Courage can help make things right for you.
