Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Garrett County, Maryland
County in Maryland · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 3
- Fatal crashes
- 3
- Population
- 28.4K
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Garrett County, Maryland. That was 40.0% fewer than in 2023 (5) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 10.6 per 100,000 residents, compared with 9.3 in Maryland and 11.5 in the United States. Garrett County had the 22nd most traffic deaths among Maryland's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 31 people died, an average of 6.2 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
10.6
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.1 times the rate in Maryland: 9.3
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
21.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About double the average in Maryland: 9.4
- About 1.8 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-40%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
5 deaths in 2023, 3 in 2024
- Maryland: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 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 | 38.2 |
| 2021 | 20.9 |
| 2022 | 21.0 |
| 2023 | 17.6 |
| 2024 | 10.6 |
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 Maryland: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Garrett County | Share in Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 26% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 33% | 29% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 20% |
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 Maryland: 20%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in Maryland: 28%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Garrett County | Maryland | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 27.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 19.6% | 28.1% |
| At night | 66.7% | 61.6% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 35.3% | 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 the same as the share in Maryland: 62%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Maryland: 35%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 4 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 2 |
| 3pm | 3 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 6 |
| Mon | 4 |
| Tue | 6 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 5 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 5 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 20 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 18 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| 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
- SR-1355
- SR-495 BITTINGER RD3
- US-2193
- CR-1392
- I-68 NATIONAL FWY2
- I-682
- SR-422
- CR-219 NEW GERMANY RD1
- CR-3551
- I-68 RAMP1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 12 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 8 |
| SUVs | 8 |
| Motorcycles | 7 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner M22
- GMC Sierra2
- Polaris RZR2
- Nissan Versa1
- Nissan Juke1
- Kia Sportage1
- Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R1
- John Deere John Deere Utility Vehicle1
- Chevrolet Cruze1
- Chevrolet Equinox1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2024 | — | SR-495 BITTINGER RD | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | — | CR-219 NEW GERMANY RD | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2024 | — | I-68 NATIONAL FWY | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | — | I-68 RAMP | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | — | SR-495 BITTINGER RD | 1 |
| May 16, 2023 | — | I-68 NATIONAL FWY | 2 |
| Mar 16, 2023 | — | SR-495 BITTINGER RD | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2022 | — | SR-42 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2022 | — | US-219 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2022 | — | CR-355 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | — | SR-135 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2022 | — | US-219 | 1 |
| May 15, 2022 | — | SR-42 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2021 | — | I-68 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2021 | — | CR-139 | 2 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | — | SR-135 | 1 |
| May 22, 2021 | — | SR-135 | 2 |
| Oct 27, 2020 | — | SR-135 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | — | SR-825B | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Oakland | MU-370 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | — | SR-135 | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2020 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2020 | — | SR-742 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Grantsville | I-68 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2020 | — | CR-139 | 2 |
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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.