2018 List Of Johnston County’s Most Dangerous Intersections

For the past three years, WTSB Radio and JoCoReport.com with assistance from the NC Department of Transportation have compiled a list of the most dangerous intersections in Johnston County.  Drivers likely travel through one or more of these intersections every day, not realizing some are more dangerous than others.

The statistics are based on where the most wrecks occur and where you are more likely to be involved in a crash.

The 2018 DOT study looked at three years of crash data.  The majority of the accidents occurred in the western part of the county, which has the highest population and highest numbers of vehicles on the road.  Our report also included accidents within 150 feet of the intersection.

An injury accident on Highway 42 near I-40 in December 2017. The intersection of I-40 and NC 42 was ranked the #1 Most Dangerous Intersection In Johnston County again in 2018 by the NC DOT. 105 crashes have occurred at or near the intersection in the last 3 years. Photo by John Payne

For the third consecutive year, the most dangerous intersection remains Interstate 40 and Highway 42 in Cleveland.  105 crashes have occurred at the interchange in the last 3 years.  That is the lowest number of reported crashes there the last 3 years, but still high enough to keep it as the most dangerous intersection.

Second on this list was Highway 42 at Cleveland Road.  It also ranked 2nd in our previous three reports.   The intersection has seen 82 crashes since 2014.

Ranking 3rd on the list, for the second consecutive year, was I-40 at Highway 210.  80 crashes were reported there from 2014-17 up from 77 accidents in our 2017 report.

Here are the 2018 rankings:


Rank


Location

Number of Accidents
(2015-2017)


Prior Year Rank

#1

 Interstate 40 at NC 42

105

#1

#2

 NC 42 at Cleveland Road

82

#2

#3

 Interstate 40 at NC 210

80

#3

#4

 NC 42 at Cornwallis Road

75

#4

#5

 US 70 at US301, Selma

66

#7

#6

 Interstate 95 at US70

54

#9

#7

 US 70 at Shotwell Road

53

#8

#8

 US70 at Town Center Dr

46

#6

#9

 US70 at NC42

43

#5

#10

 US70 at US 70, Selma

39

#11

#11

 US70 at Ricks Road, Selma

36

#13

#12

 US301 at Booker Dairy Road

36

#12

#13

 US70 at Crocker St/Firetower Rd

33

#30

#14

 NC42 at Glen Road

33

#10

#15

 US70 at Moore St

31

#20

#16

 US70 at Peedin/Creech’s Mill Rd

30

#26

#17

 Fayetteville at Main St, Clayton

29

#15

#18

 NC42 at NC50

29

#17

#19

 US70 at Amelia Church Road

27

#14

#20

 Amelia Church Road at Guy Road

27

#28

#21

 NC42 at Amelia Church Road

26

#19

#22

 US70 at Outlet Center Dr

25

#–

#23

 Market at Third St, Smithfield

24

#35

#24

 US70 at US70 Bypass, Clayton

24

#22

#25

 Industrial Park /Outlet Center Dr

23

#–

#26

 NC42 at Glen Laurel Rd

23

#33

#27

 Main at Wall St, Benson

22

#–

#28

 NC42 at NC96

22

#24

#29

 Smithfield Crossing/Outlet Center Dr

22

#18

#30

 NC210 at NC50

21

#16

#31

 NC42 at Cleveland Crossing Dr

21

#29

#32

 Market at Second Street, Smithfield

21

#37

#33

 Cleveland Road at Barber Mill Rd

20

#32

#34

 NC42 at Wal-Mart Entrance

18

#39

#35

 US70 at Lombard St

18

#21

#36

 Market at Fourth Street, Smithfield

18

#–

#37

 NC42 at Old Drug Store Rd

18

#36

#38

 Amos at Boling St, Clayton

18

#–

#39

 US70 at Buffalo Rd, Selma

18

#–

#40

 Cleveland at Cornwallis Rd

17

#23

#41

 Lombard at Regency Dr, Clayton

17

#–

#42

 US70 at Robertson St, Clayton

17

#41

#43

 US70 at Swift Creek Road

17

#38

#44

 Lombard at Main St, Clayton

17

#–

#45

 NC42 at Barber Mill Rd

16

#–

#46

 NC42 at Technology Dr

16

#25

#47

 US301 at Hospital Rd, Smithfield

16

#34

#48

 Industrial Park at Equity Dr

16

#27

#49

 NC42 at Castleberry Rd

16

#–

The number one cause of crashes were rear end accidents as drivers were attempting to slow down or stop at an intersection. The number two was sideswipe collisions while headed in the same direction, followed by accidents while making left turns.

Factors such whether the accidents were property damage only, involved injuries and the severity of the injuries were not included in our study.

Last year, Cleveland Road at Josephine Road was 31st on our list. US301 at Waddell Street in Selma ranked 40th in 2017. Both intersections were not on the 2018 list.

(Note: The 2017 list contained 41 intersections. The 2018 list was expanded to include 49.)

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