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August 2, 199 <br /> <br /> ~ CONTACT: ary Ludeke, City Traffic Engineer, 682-5237 <br /> <br /> i <br /> From Public I formation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> C TY OF EUGENE RELEASES 1998 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT DATA <br /> <br /> i <br /> Each year the Transportation Division of the City of Eugene uses state Department of Motor <br /> Vehicle recor s to compile a list of intersections where traffic accidents occurred. For 1998, <br /> there were 35 intersections within the city that had 10 or more reported accidents. Topping the <br /> list is the inte section of 7`h Avenue with the I - 105 off-ramp and Jefferson Street with 66 <br /> reported acci ents. This compares to 32 accidents at this location for 1997. The dramatic <br /> increase in re orted accidents is attributed to the considerably higher traffic volumes that are now <br /> traveling thro gh this intersection due to the construction in the Ferry Street Bridge corridor. <br /> Total reporte accidents in the city were up slightly as compared to 1997, but down slightly as <br /> compared to 996. There were eight fatal accidents in 1998 as compared to seven in the previous <br /> year. There ere 51 pedestrian accidents in 1998 as compared to 49 in 1997 and 65 in 1996. <br /> <br /> i <br /> <br /> I <br /> <br /> i <br /> <br />