News: LCSO Announces Most Dangerous Intersections

(Jan. 6, 2010) - You can't get to your favorite local sports event without hitting the crowded roadways and some of them are quite dangerous as detailed by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in their annual report on crashes at intersections.

The intersections of Route 7 at Potomac View Road and Waxpool Road at Loudoun County Parkway in Sterling, Virginia top the list for the highest vehicle crash locations in Loudoun County for 2010.

Both intersections saw 75 crashes in 2010. The intersection of Route 7 and Potomac View Road was the tied for second as the highest crash location in 2009 with 73 crashes while Waxpool Road and Loudoun County Parkway was the highest crash location in Loudoun last year with 84.

The following is the annual ranking of the highest vehicle crash locations for calendar year 2010. These statistics are compiled based on Sheriff’s Office data and do not include crashes worked by the Virginia State Police or the Leesburg Police Department.

Top 10 Crashes at Intersections

Route 7/Potomac View Rd.-75

Waxpool Rd/Loudoun County Pkwy-75

Route 7/Belmont Ridge Rd.-65

Route 28/Sterling Blvd.-55

Route 28/Waxpool Rd.-54

Route 28/Old Ox Rd.-48

Route 50/Route 15-46

Route 50/Loudoun Co. Pkwy.-43

Route 7/Ashburn Village Blvd.-42

Route 7/Loudoun County Parkway-42

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 10 fatalities in Loudoun in 2010, down from 13 reported traffic related-fatalities in 2009. There were no traffic fatalities at any of the intersections on the list of the most crash prone intersections.

See Previous Year's Numbers Below:


2009

Waxpool/Loudoun County Pkwy – 84

Harry Byrd Hwy/Belmont Ridge Rd – 73

Harry Byrd Hwy/Potomac View Rd – 73

Harry Byrd Hwy/Ashburn Village Blvd – 59

Sully Rd/Waxpool Rd – 53

Sully Rd/Sterling Blvd – 52

Sully Rd/Old Ox Rd – 52

Harry Byrd Hwy/Sterling Blvd – 49

Harry Byrd Hwy/George Washington Blvd – 47

Route 7 Bypass/Charles Town Pike - 47



2008

Waxpool Rd/Loudoun County Pkwy – 86

Route 7/Potomac View Rd – 61

Route 28/Waxpool Rd – 56

Route 7/Belmont Ridge Rd – 55

Route 50/Loudoun County Pkwy – 48

Route 7/George Washington Blvd – 44

Route 28/Old Ox Rd – 40

Route 7/Ashburn Village Blvd – 39

Route 7/Loudoun County Pkwy – 37

Route 7/Sterling Blvd – 35



2007

Route 7/Potomac View Rd – 81

Route 7/Belmont Ridge Rd – 78

Waxpool Rd/Loudoun County Pkwy – 64

Rt 28/Old Ox Rd – 52

Route 7/Ashburn Village Blvd – 48

Route 7/Route 9 – 44

Route 7/Sterling Blvd – 43

Route 50/Loudoun County Pkw – 40

Route 28/Waxpool Rd – 40

Route 7/Loudoun County Pkwy – 38

Route 7/George Washington Blvd – 38

Waxpool Rd/Pacific Blvd – 37



2006

Route 7/Belmont Ridge Rd – 67

Route 7/Ashburn Village Blvd – 65

Route 7/Potomac View Rd – 64

Route 28/Old Ox Rd – 60

Route 7/Sterling Blvd – 56

Route 7/Route 9 – 56

Route 28/Sterling Blvd – 55

Waxpool Rd /Pacific Blvd – 48

Route 7/George Washington Blvd – 47

Waxpool Rd/Loudoun County Pkwy – 46



2005

Route 7/Ashburn Rd-Lansdowne Blvd – 101

Route 7/Belmont Ridge Rd – 79

Route 7/Potomac View Rd – 73

Route 28/Church-Waxpool Rd – 73

Route 28/Sterling Blvd – 67

Route 7/Ashburn Village Blvd – 63

Waxpool Rd/Loudoun County Pkwy – 50

Rt 28/Old Ox Rd – 46

Route 7/Sterling Blvd – 39

Rt 50/Loudoun County Pkwy – 37



2004

Rt 28/Church-Waxpool Rd – 99

Route 7/Belmont Ridge Rd – 93

Route 28/Old Ox Rd – 79

Route 7/Ashburn-Lansdowne Blvd – 79

Route 28/Sterling Blvd – 63

Route 7/Potomac View Rd – 51

Route 7/Ashburn Village Blvd – 50

Route 7/Sterling Blvd – 42

Route 28/Cedar Green Dr – 42

Route 7/George Washington Blvd – 41



2003

Route 28/Church-Waxpool Rd – 93

Route 7/Potomac View Rd – 78

Route 7/Ashburn-Lansdowne Blvd – 76

Route 7/Belmont Ridge Rd – 59

Route 28/Old Ox Rd – 57

Route 7/Countryside Blvd – 48

Route 7/Sterling Blvd – 48

Route 28/Sterling Blvd - 42

Route 28/Route 7 – 41

Route 7/Ashburn Village Blvd – 40



2002

Rt 28/Church-Waxpool Rd – 104

Rt 7/Potomac View Rd – 71

Rt 7/Belmont Ridge Rd – 68

Rt 7/Ashburn-Lansdowne Blvd – 67

Rt 28/Old Ox Rd – 59

Rt 7/Countryside Blvd – 52

Rt 7/Sterling Blvd – 48

Rt 28/Sterling Blvd – 47

Rt 7/George Washington Blvd



2001

Rt 28/Old Ox Rd – 89

Rt 7/Ashburn Rd – 77

Rt 28/Church-Waxpool Rd – 76

Rt 7/Potomac View Rd – 67

Rt 7/Rt 28 – 60

Rt 7/Sterling Blvd – 53

Rt 7/Ashburn Village Blvd – 45

Rt 28/Sterling Blvd – 42

Rt 7/George Washington Blvd – 37

Rt 7/Belmont Ridge Rd – 37



2000

Rt 28/Old Ox Rd – 77

Rt 28/Church-Waxpool Rd – 75

Rt 7/Potomac View Rd – 47

Rt 7/Sterling Blvd – 43

Rt 28/Sterling Blvd – 37

Rt 7/Loudoun Tech Blvd – 32

Rt 7/Ashburn Village Blvd – 26

Waxpool Rd/Pacific Blvd – 23

Rt 7/Countryside Blvd – 21

Rt 50/Old Ox Rd – 20



1999

Rt 28/Church Rd – 98

Rt 28/Old Ox Rd – 84

Rt 28/Sterling Blvd – 52

Rt 7/Countryside Blvd – 50

Rt 7/Potomac View Rd – 42

Rt 7/Sterling Blvd – 39

Rt 7/Ashburn Rd – 36

Rt 7/Belmont Ridge Rd – 35

Rt 50/Rt 15 – 35

Rt 7/Ashburn Village Blvd – 32

Waxpool Rd/Pacific Blvd – 31



1998

Rt 28/Old Ox Rd – 63

Rt 28/Church Rd – 57

Rt 7/Sterling Blvd – 47

Rt 7/Potomac View Rd – 34

Rt 7/Countryside Blvd – 31

Rt 7/Ashburn Rd – 30

Rt 7/Belmont Ridge Rd 30

Shaw Rd/Sterling Blvd – 27

Rt 7/Dranesville Rd – 24

Sterling Blvd/Holly Ave – 23

Rt 7/Ashburn Village Blvd – 22