Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Fountain, Colorado
City in El Paso County · Colorado · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 29.4K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Fountain, Colorado. That was 50.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 10.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 10.4 in El Paso County, 11.5 in Colorado and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 33% of deaths, and 67% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About the same as the rate in El Paso County, Colorado: 10.4
- About 90 percent of the rate in Colorado: 11.5
- About 90 percent of the rate in the United States: 11.5
+50%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
2 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- El Paso County, Colorado: +0%
- Colorado: -4%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
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 | 16.7 |
| 2021 | 10.1 |
| 2022 | 6.9 |
| 2023 | 7.0 |
| 2024 | 10.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
33%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About double the share in El Paso County, Colorado: 17%
- About double the share in Colorado: 16%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Fountain | Share in El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 33% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 33% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 35% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 67% | 32% |
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
67%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About double the share in El Paso County, Colorado: 33%
- About double the share in Colorado: 33%
- About double the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in El Paso County, Colorado: 29%
- About the same as the share in Colorado: 32%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Fountain | El Paso County | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 28.8% | 31.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 66.7% | 32.9% | 33.5% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 54.8% | 52.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 43.8% | 36.0% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
67%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.2 times the share in El Paso County, Colorado: 55%
- About 1.3 times the share in Colorado: 52%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in El Paso County, Colorado: 44%
- About 5 percent of the share in Colorado: 36%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 2 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 4 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 0 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Daylight | 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
- SR-16 MESA RIDGE PKWY3
- US-852
- SR-162
- S ACADEMY BLVD2
- I-252
- SQUIRREL CREEK RD1
- FOUNTAIN MESA RD1
- E OHIO AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| SUVs | 6 |
| Cars | 5 |
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Chevrolet HHR1
- Chevrolet Traverse1
- Chrysler 2001
- Dodge Dakota1
- Ford Escape1
- Ford F-2501
- Ford Focus1
- GMC Envoy1
- Harley Davidson FXBRS / Breakout 1141
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2024 | SR-16 MESA RIDGE PKWY | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | E OHIO AVE | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2024 | SR-16 MESA RIDGE PKWY | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2023 | US-85 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | S ACADEMY BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2022 | US-85 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2022 | SQUIRREL CREEK RD | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2021 | FOUNTAIN MESA RD | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2021 | SR-16 MESA RIDGE PKWY | 2 |
| May 27, 2020 | S ACADEMY BLVD | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2020 | SR-16 | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2020 | SR-16 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2020 | I-25 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2020 | I-25 | 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.