Our Sterling Heights car accident lawyers share the list of the top 10 of Macomb County’s most dangerous intersections based on Michigan State Police car accident reports for 2023 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{c9b670b3c77d807bdd7060c9fc0a99121cc6b184676c9335f3481a95c383dd4c}) of all fatal motor vehicle accidents in Michigan occur at intersections.

Our list of Macomb County’s most dangerous intersections reflects the latest car accident data available from 2023 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 intersections. 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 Macomb County’s Most Dangerous Intersections in 2023?

Here are the most dangerous intersections in Macomb County in 2023:

1. 11 MILE RD/I 696 @ VAN DYKE AVE, Center Line, 218 Total Crashes, 52 Injuries
2. 18 1/2 MILE RD @ VAN DYKE AVE, Sterling Heights, 135 Total Crashes, 9 Injuries
3. 10 MILE RD @ I 94, St Clair Shores, 100 Total Crashes, 33 Injuries
4. 11 MILE RD/I 696 @ HOOVER, Warren, 86 Total Crashes, 18 Injuries
5. METROPOLITAN PKWY @ VAN DYKE AVE, Sterling Heights, 70 Total Crashes, 1 Fatality, 16 Injuries
6. 11 MILE RD @ GRATIOT AVE E, Roseville, 69 Total Crashes, 20 Injuries
7. GARFIELD RD @ HALL RD, Macomb Twp, 68 Total Crashes, 26 Injuries
8. GRATIOT AVE @ I 94, Roseville, 66 Total Crashes, 13 Injuries
9. HALL RD @ ROMEO PLANK RD, Clinton Twp, 64 Total Crashes, 40 Injuries 
10. HALL RD @ SCHOENHERR RD, Sterling Heights, 64 Total Crashes, 9 Injuries

– Source: Michigan State Police Traffic Crash Reporting Unit (NOTE: The list of Macomb County’s most dangerous intersections is the latest data available from 2023 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 Macomb County’s Most Dangerous Intersections

No. 1: 11 MILE RD/I 696 @ VAN DYKE AVE, Center Line

Number 1 on the list of Macomb County’s Most Dangerous Intersections for the third year in a row, this intersection had 218 total crashes in 2023, up from 207 in 2022, 173 in 2021, 124 in 2020, and 129 in 2019. 

Unfortunately, injuries at this interchange were at their highest in the last five years. In 2023, there were 52 injuries, which was up from 41 in 2022, 38 in 2021, 33 in 2020, and 31 in 2019. 

No. 2: 18 1/2 MILE RD @ VAN DYKE AVE, Sterling Heights

In 2023, there were 135 total crashes at this busy interchange – which also happens to be a roundabout – up from 118 in 2022. In 2021, there were 168 total car accidents. And there were 131 in 2020 and 229 in 2019. 

Injuries were down slightly – with 9 in 2023 and 10 in 2022. In 2021, 2020, and 2019, there were 17, 8 and 14 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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