Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Inyo County, California
County in California · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 15
- Fatal crashes
- 12
- Population
- 18.3K
In 2024, 15 people died in 12 fatal crashes in Inyo County, California. That was 114.3% more than in 2023 (7) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 82.0 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.8 in California and 11.5 in the United States. Inyo County had the 36th most traffic deaths among California's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 49 people died, an average of 9.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 17% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
82.0
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 8 times the rate in California: 9.8
- About 7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
52.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 5 times the average in California: 10.7
- About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+114%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 15 in 2024
- California: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 12 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 15 | 12 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 63.2 |
| 2021 | 15.9 |
| 2022 | 64.4 |
| 2023 | 38.0 |
| 2024 | 82.0 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in California: 28%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 12 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 2 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Inyo County | Share in California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 28% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 7% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 2 | 13% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 4 | 27% | 34% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 13% | 29% |
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
17%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 60 percent of the share in California: 29%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in California: 27%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Inyo County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 26.6% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 16.7% | 28.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 41.7% | 62.0% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 34.4% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
42%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in California: 62%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About three-quarters of the share in California: 34%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 8 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 7 |
| Fri | 8 |
| Sat | 8 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 6 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 6 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 5 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 35 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 20 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 3 |
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
- US-39518
- SR-1907
- SR-1273
- SR-1782
- TECOPA HOT SPRINGS RD1
- TUTTLE CREEK RD1
- STARLITE DR1
- SR-1361
- PANAMINT VALLEY RD1
- OLD SPANISH TRAIL HWY1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 16 |
| SUVs | 12 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 10 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- BMW X52
- Hyundai Elantra2
- Peterbilt 5792
- Toyota Highlander2
- Hyundai Sonata1
- Harley Davidson FLHTK / ULTRA LIMITED1
- GMC Yukon1
- Freightliner XC Raised Rail Rear Engine Motor Home Chassis1
- Freightliner M21
- Freightliner Columbia1
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 | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2024 | — | SR-127 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Bishop | US-395 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2024 | — | COUNTY RD | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | — | US-395 | 2 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2024 | — | STARLITE DR | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2024 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | — | US-395 | 3 |
| May 26, 2024 | — | SR-190 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | — | SR-178 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2024 | — | SR-127 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | — | US-395 | 2 |
| Sep 15, 2023 | — | US-395 EDWARDS ST | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | — | OLD SPANISH TRAIL HWY | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | — | SR-190 | 1 |
| May 6, 2023 | — | SR-190 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2023 | — | TUTTLE CREEK RD | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2022 | — | TECOPA HOT SPRINGS RD | 2 |
| Sep 26, 2022 | — | SR-136 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | — | US-395 | 2 |
| Mar 23, 2022 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2022 | — | US-395 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | — | US-395 | 2 |
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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.