Cicadas are proving to be a bigger terror (aside from their ear-piercing screams and chaotic flying patterns), as one of the red-eyed creatures is the apparent reason behind a car crash in Blue Ash Thursday.
According to a crash report, a cicada flew into the driver’s window, startling the driver.
While trying to remove the pesky critter, the driver lost control of his vehicle and veered off the right side of the road before hitting a pole.
“We’re all well aware that these pesky cicadas don’t respect personal space, including while driving. It may be a good idea to keep the windows up for the next several weeks. As you can see, a cicada attack can be dangerous,” the Blue Ash Police Department posted on Facebook.
A man lost control of his vehicle after a cicada apparently flew into his car, Blue Ash police said.
Police said no one was injured in the crash and joked that “the suspect fled the scene.”
The cicada invasion, which occurs every 17 years, has already wreaked havoc on the Cincinnati area, as the loud-screeching bugs have infiltrated neighborhoods, parks, and even Kings Island.
How long are cicadas around for? When will cicadas go away?
Gene Kritsky, professor emeritus of biology with Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, said cicadas are still approaching their peak in many areas. Kritsky, founder of Cicada Safari, an app that crowdsources and reviews data on cicadas, attributed it to the cooler, rainy days in May.
“People should notice the loud singing declining over the next two weeks, and the singing should be over in early July,” he said in an email June 10.
Brood XIV is one of 15 recognized broods of periodical cicadas that emerge every 13 or 17 years, and one of four that appear in the Buckeye State, according to ODNR. They emerge when the soil temperature reaches 64 degrees, which typically happens in the second half of May.
They are active for three to four weeks as they focus on mating and reproduction, per ODNR. Male periodical cicadas produce a deafening chorus of calls to attract females. Once mated, female cicadas deposit their eggs into the branches of trees and shrubs.
Which parts of Cincinnati are seeing cicadas this year?
This 2025 brood was set to emerge in greater numbers along the Interstate 71 corridor and eastward, Kritsky previously told The Enquirer.
Scattered light emergences are also likely be seen in parts of western Cincinnati. However, the area will not see the numbers experienced in 2021.
A map of where periodical cicada broods will emerge in Ohio between 2025 and 2038.
Here are the counties likely to be hit the hardest:
The map shows where Broods XIII and XIX occur.
Ohio Connect Team reporter Chad Murphy contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cicada flies into car window, causing crash in Ohio, police say
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