NTSB chair says car crashes are ‘a public health crisis’ [Video]

CLEVELAND — The National Safety Transportation Board is calling car crashes a public health crisis, and the director of the Cleveland Department of Public Health is agreeing with that declaration.

“Over 40,000 people are dying on our nation’s roads,” Homendy said during a press conference. “We’re in the midst of a public health crisis. In Ohio, over 1,200 people annually are dying on Ohio roads.”

On Tuesday, 3News asked Cleveland Health Director David Margolius if he agrees with the NTSB chair’s statement, and he said yes.

“Car crashes absolutely are a crisis of public health,” he said. “When we look at ‘What are the top causes of death?’ particularly in children in Cleveland, car crashes — either cars hitting other cars, cars hitting immobile objects, cars hitting …