Loudoun County's Most Crash Prone Intersection in 2007

And the winner is... the intersection of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7) at Potomac View Road in Sterling, which tops the list of the most crash prone intersections in Loudoun County for 2007. Route 7 at Potomac View Road saw 81 crashes in 2007, rising from 64 crashes in 2006.

The intersection of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7) at Belmont Ridge Road in Ashburn topped the list as the most crash prone intersection in 2006. The intersection saw 78 crashes in 2007, up from 67 in 2006.

Two intersections making the list for the first time are Route 50 and Loudoun County Parkway and Route 7 and Loudoun County Parkway. The intersection of Route 28 and Old Ox Road remains in the top ten. Crashes at the intersection dropped slightly from 60 crashes in 2006 to 52 crashes in 2007. This is a significant drop off from 2004 when there were 79 crashes in this area.

Route 28 and Sterling Boulevard has dropped off the list of the most crash prone intersection. There were 55 crashes at this intersection in 2006, down from 67 crashes the previous year. Both of these areas have added flyovers to help alleviate traffic conditions at these intersections.

Route 7 continues to have a number of crash prone intersections throughout the county. They include Route 7 at Ashburn Village with 48, down from the previous year. Route 7 and Sterling Boulevard saw a decrease with 43 crashes in 2007 as compared to 56 in 2006.

Every year the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Research Analyst compiles the top ten intersections in the county with the highest number of crashes. This year's traffic related statistics include 21 fatalities investigated by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in 2007, up from 16 in 2006. There were no traffic fatalities at any of the intersections on the list of the most crash prone intersections.

The following is the annual ranking of those intersections for accidents for the calendar years 2005-2007. These statistics are compiled based on Sheriff’s Office data and does not include accidents worked by the Virginia State Police nor the Leesburg Police Department.

2007
Harry Byrd Hwy./Potomac View Rd. - 81
Harry Byrd Hwy./Belmont Ridge Rd. - 78
Waxpool Rd./Loudoun County Pkwy. - 64
Rt. 28/Old Ox - 52
Harry Byrd Hwy./Ashburn Village Rd. - 48
Harry Byrd Hwy./Route 9 - 44
Harry Byrd Hwy./Sterling Blvd. - 43
Route 50/Loudoun County Pkwy. - 40
Route 28/Waxpool Rd. - 40
Harry Byrd Hwy./ Loudoun County Pkwy. - 38
Harry Byrd Hwy/George Washington Blvd. - 38
Waxpool Rd./Pacific Blvd. - 37

2006
Harry Byrd Hwy./Belmont Ridge Rd. - 67
Harry Byrd Hwy./Ashburn Village Rd. - 65
Harry Byrd Hwy./Potomac View Rd. - 64
Route 28/Old Ox Rd. - 60
Harry Byrd Hwy./Sterling Blvd. - 56
Harry Byrd Hwy./Route 9 - 56
Route 28/Sterling Blvd. - 55
Waxpool Rd./ Pacific Blvd. - 48
Harry Byrd Hwy/George Washington Blvd. - 47
Waxpool Rd./Loudoun County Pkwy. - 46

2005
Harry Byrd Hwy/Ashburn Rd./Lansdowne Blvd. - 101
Harry Byrd Hwy./Belmont Ridge Rd. - 79
Harry Byrd Hwy./Potomac View Rd. - 73
Sully Rd./Church Rd./Waxpool Rd. - 73
Sully Rd./Sterling Blvd. - 67
Harry Byrd Hwy./Ashburn Village Blvd. - 63
Waxpool Rd./Loudoun County Pkwy. - 50
Sully Rd./Old Ox Rd. - 46
Harry Byrd Hwy./Sterling Blvd. - 39
John Mosby Hwy./Loudoun County Pkwy. - 37