Richland County Public health want to remind you, your risk of colliding with deer increases in October. The increased risk is partly due to the fact that October through December is peak deer mating season in the Buckeye state.
Over 18,000 deer-vehicle crashes were reported statewide last year,
Three deaths and 980 injuries were caused by Ohio Deer-Vehicle crashes in 2018. There were 17,483 property damage crashes. Not all Deer-Vehicle crashes are reported so the property crash numbers are probably much higher.
Richland County was third among Ohio’s 88 counties for Deer-Vehicle crashes. The four counties with the highest number of reported Deer-Vehicle crashes in 2018 were Stark, Trumbull, Richland, and Hancock.