Fatal crash profile · City

Traffic deaths in Mount Dora, Florida

City in Lake County · Florida · United States

Deaths, 2024
1
Fatal crashes
1
Population
18.2K

In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Mount Dora, Florida. That was 66.7% fewer than in 2023 (3) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 5.5 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.7 in Lake County, 13.5 in Florida and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 11 people died, an average of 2.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 100% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

5.5

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About half the rate in Lake County, Florida: 11.7
  • About 40 percent of the rate in Florida: 13.5
  • About half the rate in the United States: 11.5

-67%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

3 deaths in 2023, 1 in 2024

  • Lake County, Florida: -37%
  • Florida: -7%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 2 2
2021 3 3
2022 2 2
2023 3 3
2024 1 1

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 12.2
2021 18.0
2022 11.7
2023 16.9
2024 5.5

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 Lake County, Florida: 15%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Florida: 21%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 1
Pedestrians 0
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Mount Dora Share in Lake County
Pedestrians 0 0% 15%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 13%
Cyclists 0 0% 6%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 0 0% 23%
Speeding-related crashes 1 100% 6%

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

100%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 17 times the share in Lake County, Florida: 6%
  • About 9 times the share in Florida: 11%
  • About 4 times the share in the United States: 28%

0%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 5 percent of the share in Lake County, Florida: 16%
  • About 5 percent of the share in Florida: 16%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Mount Dora Lake County Florida United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 16.0% 16.2% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 100.0% 6.0% 10.7% 28.1%
At night 100.0% 46.0% 59.2% 53.6%
At weekends 100.0% 28.0% 32.5% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

100%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About double the share in Lake County, Florida: 46%
  • About 1.7 times the share in Florida: 59%
  • About 1.9 times the share in the United States: 54%

100%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About 4 times the share in Lake County, Florida: 28%
  • About 3 times the share in Florida: 33%
  • About 3 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 0
2am 1
3am 0
4am 0
5am 0
6am 1
7am 0
8am 0
9am 0
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 0
1pm 0
2pm 1
3pm 1
4pm 0
5pm 0
6pm 1
7pm 0
8pm 0
9pm 2
10pm 0
11pm 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 3
Mon 0
Tue 0
Wed 1
Thu 2
Fri 0
Sat 5

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 0
Mar 0
Apr 0
May 0
Jun 1
Jul 2
Aug 6
Sep 0
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 9
Cloudy 2

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Not Lighted 4
Dark - Lighted 3
Daylight 3
Dark - Unknown Lighting 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

  1. CR-19A5
  2. US-4412
  3. THRILL HILL RD1
  4. SR-461
  5. SR-19A1
  6. CR-501

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
SUVs 4
Motorcycles 3
Cars 2
Pickup trucks 2
Vans 2
Medium and heavy trucks 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Toyota Highlander1
  2. Mazda Tribute1
  3. Kia Soul1
  4. Kenworth T6801
  5. Hyundai Genesis Coupe1
  6. Honda Civic1
  7. Harley Davidson FXLRS / Low Rider S1
  8. Harley Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic1
  9. GMC Sierra1
  10. Ford Windstar1

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 Deaths
Aug 3, 2024 1
Dec 28, 2023 1
Aug 20, 2023 1
Aug 17, 2023 1
Jul 23, 2022 1
Jul 23, 2022 1
Aug 7, 2021 1
Aug 1, 2021 1
Jun 9, 2021 1
Dec 5, 2020 1
Aug 16, 2020 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.