Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Eagle County, Colorado
County in Colorado · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 54.6K
In 2024, 8 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Eagle County, Colorado. That was 14.3% more than in 2023 (7) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 14.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.5 in Colorado and 11.5 in the United States. Eagle County had the 16th most traffic deaths among Colorado's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 27 people died, an average of 5.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 13% of deaths, and 43% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
14.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Colorado: 11.5
- About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
9.8
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 80 percent of the average in Colorado: 11.9
- About 80 percent of the average in the United States: 12.3
+14%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
7 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Colorado: -4%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
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 | 3.6 |
| 2021 | 9.0 |
| 2022 | 9.0 |
| 2023 | 12.8 |
| 2024 | 14.6 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
13%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About three-quarters of the share in Colorado: 16%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Eagle County | Share in Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 13% | 16% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 24% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 13% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 38% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 38% | 34% |
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
43%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 1.3 times the share in Colorado: 33%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 28%
43%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.3 times the share in Colorado: 32%
- About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Eagle County | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 42.9% | 31.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 42.9% | 33.5% | 28.1% |
| At night | 42.9% | 52.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 57.1% | 36.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
43%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 80 percent of the share in Colorado: 52%
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
57%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.6 times the share in Colorado: 36%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 9 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 17 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 11 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dusk | 1 |
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
- I-7013
- US-64
- CR-COTTONWOOD PASS RD1
- CR-COLORADO RIVER RD1
- CR-FRYING PAN RD1
- JULES DR1
- MOUNTAIN STAR DR1
- OLD HWY 61
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 9 |
| Cars | 8 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Cadillac Deville1
- Cadillac Escalade1
- Chevrolet Cobalt1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Ford Bronco1
- Ford Escape1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford F-3501
- Ford Focus1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2024 | Gypsum | OLD HWY 6 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | — | I-70 | 2 |
| May 29, 2024 | Avon | MOUNTAIN STAR DR | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Avon | US-6 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2024 | — | CR-COLORADO RIVER RD | 1 |
| Jan 7, 2024 | — | US-6 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | — | CR-COTTONWOOD PASS RD | 2 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | — | I-70 | 3 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Vail | I-70 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2022 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Gypsum | JULES DR | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2022 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2022 | — | US-6 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2021 | — | I-70 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2020 | — | US-6 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | — | CR-FRYING PAN 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.