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Milwaukee unveils online collision dashboard
Milwaukee has a new motor vehicle collision dashboard. City and county officials unveiled the new resource at an event on Monday, March 11.
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and Milwaukee Area Safe Streets Task Force members unveiled on Monday, March 11 a new motor vehicle collision dashboard.
Reckless driving wreaks havoc on roads and freeways across Milwaukee County.
"We need to find ways to make sure they are preventable," Crowley said.
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Milwaukee vehicle collision dashboard unveiled
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and Milwaukee Area Safe Streets Task Force members unveiled on Monday, March 11 a new motor vehicle collision dashboard.
It all starts now with a new online tool – the Motor Vehicle Collision Dashboard. It contains data on where crashes are happening throughout the county.
"It’s the best way to start to understand how, where, when, and why these crashes are happening," said Donna Brown-Martin, Director of Transportation in Milwaukee County.
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The dashboard is the first phase of a three-part plan to improve traffic safety. So far in 2024, there have been four fatal crashes in Milwaukee County.
"We’re all pretty much on edge. Especially driving," said Andrea Poirier, whose brother was hit by a driver at 76th and Mill.
This is the second time in a year that reckless driving impacted Poirier's family. Her brother was killed in a crash at 76th and Florist. Then more recently, her other brother was crossing 76th and Mill and was hit by a car.
"It's just so upsetting," Poirier said.
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The dashboard shows collision trends and crash hot spots – that include 76th Street, Capitol Drive and Layton Avenue.
"Reckless driving has reached dangerous levels right here in Milwaukee," Crowley said.
County leaders say this tool takes them one step closer to reaching the goal of zero deaths on county roads in 2028.
"This now public-facing dashboard allows anyone to see and understand motor vehicle crashes in Milwaukee County. It can be accessed at county.milwaukee.gov/mvc," said Dr. Ben Weston, Chief Health Policy Advisor, Milwaukee County. "It shows us that while the most crashes occur in the City of Milwaukee, actually on a per capita basis, the highest rates of crashes occur in River Hills."