Wrong way crashes are up in Ohio.
Solon Fire Battalion Chief Steve Nash told newsnet5.com he's sick of seeing them.
"The outcome of these accidents is usually not good," he said.
Nash said it seems like there are even more close calls that don't get reported.
"I'm really shocked by the number of people telling me they had a wrong way driver come at them, the near-misses far outweigh the crashes," he said.
Nash proposed an idea to put an end to these crashes, installing spike strips on ramps to stop people from getting on the wrong way.
He told newsnet5.com something has to change.
"These accidents are preventable. Something can be re-engineered to stop a car. We need to take a harder look," Nash said.
Matt Bruning, with Ohio Department of Transportation, said there's research that shows the spike strip idea won't work.
"They found that not only would the spikes not be effective, they would make the roadways unsafe for other motorists," Bruning said.
Seven people were killed in wrong way crashes in 2014. Sixteen have died and nine have been injured in 2016.
Troubling numbers for the Ohio Department of Transportation.
"This is an issue that is so frustrating because there's not an easy solution," Bruning said.
Without a clear cut solution in sight, Bruning told newsnet5.com the department planned to keep working until they find one.
"With the crashes that we've seen, in all of the wrong way instances that we've seen in Ohio this year, they've all been at separate locations, so it's more where to do it than what to do," he said.
