Ellis County reportedly has nation’s 6th most dangerous intersection

ELLIS COUNTY – According to a report by The Fang Law Firm, Ellis County has one of the most dangerous intersections in the United States.

The location of the intersection is SR-360 and US-287.

This calculates inside of the city of Mansfield’s Ellis County lines.

According to the Fang Law Firm study, “In the United States, nearly 25 percent of all fatal crashes occur at intersections.”

For the study, the company analyzed 2000-2019 fatal crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to filter crashes that occurred in an intersection or were caused by traffic moving through an intersection.

The company also worked with 1Point21 Interactive to examine 20 years of fatal crash data from the NHTSA. 

That report highlighted from 2000 through 2019 there were 159,394 fatal crashes designated as intersection related. 

“However, not all intersections are created equal, and we found that it was extremely rare for multiple fatal crashes to occur at a single crossing,” the report read.

“Consider this. There are about 15,812,406 intersections in the continental United States.

“Less than one percent saw even one fatal crash (147,000). 

“Only 1,828 had three or more fatal crashes – less than .01 percent.”

It was also decided any intersection where at least three fatal crashes occurred should be considered deadly.

A total of 1,828 intersections in the U.S. fit that description.

Reportedly, deadly intersections are most likely to be at the crossing of a secondary road [a highway] and a local road, disproportionately located in a rural area.

In fact, half of all deadly intersections are at the crossing of a secondary road and a local road – despite these only making up 10 percent of all intersections.

The intersection in Ellis County saw seven fatal crashes during the observation period analyzed.

The intersection came in behind three intersections in New Jersey, and two in Florida.