REPORTED NUMBER OF CRASHES INCREASED IN 2018
- The number of crashes, 281,685, increased 2.4 percent from 2017
- Fatalities increased 3.3 percent from 2017
- Injured persons decreased 2 percent from 2017
- 21.6 percent of wrecks involved speeding
DRIVING DURING THE HOLIDAYS
OUT-OF-STATE DRIVERS
VEHICLE CRASHES BY MONTH
- With an average of 24,347, November has had the most vehicle crashes
- Then December has had the second-most vehicle crashes
- With October following with the third-most
- February is the month with the fewest vehicle accidents
WHAT ARE THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
- Failure to reduce driving speed
- Not paying attention
- Failure to yield right of way
- Improperly changing lanes
- Operating a vehicle in an unpredictable, careless, negligent, reckless or aggressive manner
- Overcorrecting
- Improper turns
- Crossing the center line and going the wrong way
- Alcohol use while driving
- Improperly backing up
SEAT BELT USE
- 20-29, 66 percent wore seat belts
- 30-39, 66 percent wore seat belts
- 5-7, 67 percent wore seat belts
- 15-19, 67 percent wore seat belts
- The age category which most often used a seat belt in a wreck was 90 and above (91 percent)
DISTRACTED DRIVING TEENS
- 2013: 10,937
- 2014: 10,271
- 2015: 11,031
- 2016: 11,260
- 2017: 11,102
- 2018: 10,646
VEHICLE WRECKS BY AGE RANGES
- Teens: 50,988
- 20-29: 109,749
- 30-39: 82,235
- 40-49: 69,846
- 50-59: 60,724
- 60-69: 42,275
- 70-79: 22,213
- 80-89: 7,055
- 90 and above: 807
CRASHES BY TYPE OF VEHICLE
- Passenger car: 273,405
- SUV: 105,992
- Pickup: 66,315
- Van: 20,675
- Tractor/semi-trailer: 5,115
- Single-unit truck (two axles, six tires): 4,869
- Motorcycle: 3,566
- Tractor/trailer: 3,466
- There were 1,230 crashes involving police vehicles.
PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS
