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ll/ f n f(', <br /> Guidepost <br /> ',[I NO�y, <br /> Crash Severity <br /> The project team evaluated each crash using severity ratings.The definitions for these ratings,from the Illinois Traffic <br /> Crash Report Instruction Manual 2013, are as follows: <br /> • K- Fatal <br /> o A traffic crash involving a motor vehicle in which at least one person dies within 30 days of the crash. <br /> • A - Incapacitating Injury <br /> o Any injury, other than a fatal injury, which prevents the injured person from walking, driving, or <br /> normally continuing the activities the person was capable of performing before the injury occurred. <br /> o This includes severe lacerations, broken/distorted limbs, skull injuries, chest injuries, abdominal <br /> injuries. <br /> • B - Non-Incapacitating Injury <br /> o Any injury,other than a fatal or incapacitating injury,which is evident to observers at the scene of the <br /> crash. <br /> o This includes lumps on the head, abrasions, bruises,or minor lacerations. <br /> • C - Reported/Not Evident <br /> o Any injury reported or claimed which is not listed above. <br /> o This includes momentary unconsciousness, claims of injuries not evident, limping, complaints of <br /> pain, nausea,or hysteria. <br /> • 0 - No Indication of injury <br /> The study's primary focus was the K and A crashes (severe crashes). Of the 8,460 crashes studied, 275 (3.3%) fell <br /> into this classification (See Appendix r and Appendix G for locations of crashes). Twenty-four of the 275 severe <br /> crashes were fatal, accounting for 8.8%of the severe crashes and 0.3% of all studied crashes. Appendix F shows all <br /> the crashes within the City.The Illinois statewide rates for this time period can be seen below and were slightly higher <br /> than the rates seen in the City of Decatur. <br /> City of Decatur Crash Statistics State of Illinois Crash Statistics <br /> 3.3% o 0°, 1,472,836 Total Crashes <br /> 0.3% 275 SEVERE 24 FATAL <br /> 24 FATAL, CRASHES CRASHES 0.4% 3.7% 11% <br /> CRASHES ♦ FATAL CRASHES SEVERE CRASHES <br /> x: 5,849 TOTAL 53,766 TOTAL FATAL CRASHES <br /> /5,849 TOTAL <br /> I; <br /> 4. <br /> F <br /> '6o ss ?g '6 <br /> c4" h' 36 TOTAL CRASHES' 66/ERE CRASHES <br /> SHES STUDIED E.CRASHES <br /> Figure 2-Overall Crash Rates for Decatur Vs.Statewide <br /> kapur, Page 15 of 81 <br /> .,,k all in <br />