Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Palmer, Alaska
City in Matanuska-Susitna Borough · Alaska · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 2
In 2024, 3 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Palmer, Alaska. That was 50.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2022. Between 2020 and 2024, 20 people died, an average of 4.0 a year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
+50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska: +38%
- Alaska: +15%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Alaska: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Palmer | Share in Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 11% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 17% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 56% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska: 50%
- About 5 percent of the share in Alaska: 48%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
50%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska: 21%
- About double the share in Alaska: 22%
- About double the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Palmer | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Alaska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 50.0% | 21.4% | 22.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 50.0% | 47.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 28.6% | 46.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 21.4% | 31.7% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in Alaska: 46%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share in Alaska: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 3 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 12 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 4 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-1 GLENN HWY6
- OLD GLENN HWY4
- PALMER-FISHHOOK RD1
- PALMER WASILLA HWY1
- MAUD RD1
- JONESVILLE MINE RD1
- GLENN HWY1
- E PARKS HWY1
- E PALMER-WASILLA HWY1
- BOGARD RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 13 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Cars | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- GMC Sierra3
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Dodge Ram2
- Ford F-1502
- Hyundai Santa Fe2
- Subaru Outback2
- Toyota Tundra2
- Chevrolet Lumina1
- Chevrolet Sonic1
- Ford Expedition1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2024 | E PARKS HWY | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | SR-1 GLENN HWY | 2 |
| Jan 21, 2023 | OLD GLENN HWY | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | GLENN HWY | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2022 | JONESVILLE MINE RD | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2022 | SR-1 GLENN HWY | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2022 | SR-1 GLENN HWY | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2022 | E PALMER-WASILLA HWY | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | SR-1 GLENN HWY | 2 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | BOGARD RD | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2022 | SR-1 GLENN HWY | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | MAUD RD | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | OLD GLENN HWY | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2021 | OLD GLENN HWY | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | OLD GLENN HWY | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2020 | SR-1 GLENN HWY | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2020 | PALMER WASILLA HWY | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2020 | PALMER-FISHHOOK RD | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.