Ohio’s First Traffic Fatality, Norwich, Ohio Ohio’s First Traffic Fatality, Norwich, Ohio Ohio’s first traffic fatality happened back in 1835 just east of Zanesville, Ohio along the National Road. [wpv-map-marker map_id="map-1" marker_id="marker-1" marker_field="wpcf-address"]Ohio’s First Traffic Fatality, Norwich, Ohio[/wpv-map-marker]