Kalamazoo County’s Most Dangerous Intersections in 2024: Be Aware!

Kalamazoo County’s Most Dangerous Intersections in 2024: Be Aware!

Our Kalamazoo car accident lawyers share the list of Kalamazoo County’s Top 10 most dangerous intersections based on Michigan State Police car accident reports for 2024 so local drivers can use extra caution when they’re traveling through these areas.

This annual list of most dangerous intersections is provided by our attorneys to help keep Michigan drivers safe.

Every year, approximately one-third (30%) of all fatal motor vehicle accidents in Michigan occur at intersections.

Our list of Kalamazoo County’s Most Dangerous Intersections reflects the latest car accident data available from 2024 on the top 10 interchanges with the highest number of reported car crashes. Our attorneys would like to thank the Michigan State Police Traffic Crash Reporting Unit for helping us by providing the car accident data that we use to identify these. The underlying traffic accident data analysis is compiled using motor vehicle accident reports filed by local law enforcement and police departments throughout Michigan.

What were Kalamazoo County’s Most Dangerous Intersections in 2024?

Here are the top 10 most dangerous intersections for Kalamazoo County in 2024:

  1. SPRINKLE RD @ CORK ST (NORTH OF I 94), Kalamazoo, 49 Total Crashes, 15 Injuries (Roundabout)
  2. DRAKE RD @ W K L AVE, Kalamazoo, 41 Total Crashes, 10 Injuries
  3. M 1 SERVICE DRIVE @ 10 MILE RD, Kalamazoo, 40 Total Crashes, 13 Injuries
  4. DRAKE RD @ STADIUM DR, Kalamazoo, 37 Total Crashes, 4 Injuries
  5. US 131 @ STADIUM DR, Oshtemo Township, 36 Total Crashes, 7 Injuries
  6. GULL RD @ SPRINKLE RD, Comstock Township, 34 Total Crashes, 11 Injuries
  7. DRAKE RD @ W MAIN ST, Kalamazoo, 34 Total Crashes, 3 Injuries
  8. ROSE ST @ W MICHIGAN AVE, Kalamazoo, 34 Total Crashes, 2 Injuries
  9. ROMENCE PKWY @ S WESTNEDGE AVE, Portage, 31 Total Crashes, 8 Injuries (Roundabout)
  10. SHAVER RD @ W CENTRE AVE, Portage, 30 Total Crashes 8 Injuries

– Source: Michigan State Police Traffic Crash Reporting Unit (NOTE: The list of Kalamazoo County’s most dangerous intersections is the latest data available from 2024 for total crashes at intersections in Michigan. “Intersection” is defined as any road with a traffic signal, four-way stop or roundabout. The crash data encompasses and includes any traffic accident reported that occurred within 200 feet of an intersection including near freeways (and their subsequent on-ramps off-ramps and service streets), divided highways and rural roads.)

More Information On The Top 2 of Kalamazoo County’s Most Dangerous Intersections

No. 1: SPRINKLE RD @ CORK ST (NORTH OF I 94), Kalamazoo (Roundabout) 

The roundabout at Sprinkle Rd at Cork St (North of I-94 tops the Kalamazoo County’s Most Dangerous Intersections in 2024 with 49 total crashes, which is down from 59 in 2023 – and down from 68 in 2022. In 2021 and 2020, there were 36 and 33 motor vehicle accidents at this interchange, respectively.

Unfortunately, injuries here in 2024 were at their highest in the last 5 years. In 2024, there were 15 injuries, compared with 7 injuries in both 2023 and 2022 and 4 and 6 injuries in 2021 and 2020, respectively.

No. 2: DRAKE RD @ W K L AVE, Kalamazoo 

There were 41 total crashes here in 2024, up slightly from 39 in 2023. In 2022, 2021 and 2020, there were 60, 43 and 33 collisions, respectively. 

Injuries increased slightly to 10 in 2024 from 8 in 2023. In 2022, 2021 and 2020, there were 12, 11, and 6 injuries, respectively.

Data for other Michigan cities and counties

As we see from years of data analysis on Michigan intersection accidents, intersections with heavy traffic near freeways or retail businesses continually show up on these high car crash lists.

Visit our Michigan’s Most Dangerous Intersections page for a complete list of the top twenty intersections in the state for auto accidents. To read blog posts about specific counties and cities click here.

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