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About 30 people died in traffic crashes in Dayton last year, up from 16 in 2014.
Most traffic crashes are preventable because they are caused by motorists speeding, ignoring traffic signals and running red lights, said police Detective Jason Ward.
“We at the Dayton Police Department ask that you please pay attention and slow down — your life depends on it,” he said.
Dayton’s elected leaders also said the loss of automated red light and speed detection cameras has made made driving in the city less safe.
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On April 8, a 48-year-old Dayton woman was traveling west on West Third Street and turned left onto James H. McGee without stopping for oncoming traffic.
The woman’s Pontiac collided with a 2004 Chrysler sport utility vehicle that was headed east on Third Street, which sent the SUV smashing into the side of a building.
The woman and the SUV’s occupants, a 51-year-old man and 13-year-old boy, were taken to the hospital. She was cited for failing to yield for the right of way.
That crash was one of 37 that occurred at West Third Street at James H. McGee Boulevard in 2016.
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