Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Montgomery County, Georgia
County in Georgia · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 8.6K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Montgomery County, Georgia. That was the same as in 2023. The death rate was 34.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.5 in Georgia and 11.5 in the United States. Montgomery County had the 102nd most traffic deaths among Georgia's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 18 people died, an average of 3.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 67% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
34.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Georgia: 12.5
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
41.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Georgia: 15.1
- About 3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+0%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
3 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Georgia: -13%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 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 | 23.4 |
| 2021 | 34.7 |
| 2022 | 81.0 |
| 2023 | 34.2 |
| 2024 | 34.9 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
67%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 3 times the share in Georgia: 20%
- About 4 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Montgomery County | Share in Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 67% | 20% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 13% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Georgia: 23%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About double the share in Georgia: 16%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Montgomery County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 16.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 23.4% | 28.1% |
| At night | 33.3% | 53.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 30.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
33%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About two-thirds of the share in Georgia: 54%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Georgia: 30%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 4 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 4 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 16 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 10 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
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-1353
- SOUTH OLD RIVER RD1
- US-280 SR-301
- SR-561
- SR-301
- SR-291
- SR-151
- CS-THOMPSON POND RD1
- CS-RAY THOMPSON RD1
- CS- EDDIE CLYDE RD1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 9 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Cars | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Ford F-1502
- GMC Sierra2
- Acura MDX1
- Audi A61
- Buick Encore1
- Buick LeSabre1
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Ford Escape1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2024 | — | SR-29 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Mount Vernon | US-280 SR-30 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | — | SR-135 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Ailey | US-280/SR-30 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | — | CS-THOMPSON POND RD | 1 |
| May 28, 2023 | Uvalda | CS-RAY THOMPSON RD | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2022 | — | CR-003500 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Higgston | SR-15 | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | Uvalda | SOUTH OLD RIVER RD | 2 |
| May 30, 2022 | Uvalda | SR-135 | 1 |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Mount Vernon | SR-56 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | — | SR-30 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2021 | — | CR-016900 | 1 |
| May 7, 2021 | — | SR-135 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Ailey | CS- EDDIE CLYDE RD | 1 |
| May 15, 2020 | — | CR-SAWMILL ROAD | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2020 | — | CR-0012/OLD KIBBEE 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.