Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Meriwether County, Georgia
County in Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 21.4K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Meriwether County, Georgia. That was 300.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2022. The death rate was 18.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Meriwether County had the 90th most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 32 people died, an average of 6.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
18.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 1.6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
30.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Georgia: 15.1
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+300%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 4 in 2024
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
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 | 43.7 |
| 2021 | 53.1 |
| 2022 | 33.6 |
| 2023 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 18.7 |
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 Georgia: 20%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Meriwether County | Share in Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 20% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 50% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 25% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 24% |
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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Georgia: 23%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
25%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.5 times the share in Georgia: 16%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Meriwether County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 25.0% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 75.0% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 50.0% | 30.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
75%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.4 times the share in Georgia: 54%
- About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 54%
50%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.7 times the share in Georgia: 30%
- About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 3 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 6 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 7 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 5 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 5 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 22 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 12 |
| 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
- I-858
- SR-853
- SR-413
- SR-183
- SR-1092
- CR-CALVIN MURPHY RD1
- TOBE HARRIS STREET1
- SR-541
- SR-421
- SR-41/ROOSEVELT HWY1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 19 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 9 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Toyota Camry4
- Toyota Tacoma3
- Kawasaki KX4502
- Hyundai Sonata2
- Honda Accord2
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Kenworth T8801
- Jeep Wrangler1
- Isuzu NPR-XD1
- Honda Civic1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Greenville | US-27 ALSR18/41 S TALBOTTON ST | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | — | SR-85 | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2023 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2022 | Greenville | SR-109 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2022 | Warm Springs | SR-85 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2022 | — | SR-41 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2022 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Woodbury | SR-18 | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2021 | — | SR-18 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2021 | — | CR-041900/CEDAR ROCK RD | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | — | CS-MORELAND GILL RD | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2021 | Lone Oak | SR-54 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2021 | — | SR-42 | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2021 | — | SR-18 | 1 |
| May 29, 2021 | Warm Springs | SR-41 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2021 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | — | I-85 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2021 | — | CR-3250 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2021 | — | SR-41 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | — | CR-CALVIN MURPHY RD | 2 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | — | SR-109 | 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.