Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Eureka County, Nevada
County in Nevada · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 1.9K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Eureka County, Nevada. The death rate was 52.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.8 in Nevada and 11.5 in the United States. Eureka County had the 15th most traffic deaths among Nevada's counties. 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.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
52.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 4 times the rate in Nevada: 12.8
- About 5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
146.0
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 12 times the average in Nevada: 12.2
- About 12 times the average in the United States: 12.3
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 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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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 108.0 |
| 2021 | 157.4 |
| 2022 | 269.1 |
| 2024 | 52.2 |
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 Nevada: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Eureka County | Share in Nevada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 26% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 33% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 33% |
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 Nevada: 32%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Nevada: 26%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Eureka County | Nevada | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 25.7% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 31.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 61.4% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 31.7% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Nevada: 61%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Nevada: 32%
- 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 | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 3 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 0 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Clear | 4 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Not 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
- SR-2787
- US-50 W2
- I-80 W1
- US-501
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 3 |
| Cars | 2 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Ram2
- Acura RDX1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Ford F-3501
- Ford F-4501
- Ford Fusion1
- Ford Transit1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- GMC Sonoma1
- Mazda CX-51
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2024 | — | SR-278 | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2022 | — | US-50 W | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | — | US-50 W | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2022 | — | SR-278 | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2022 | — | US-50 | 1 |
| May 26, 2022 | — | I-80 W | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2021 | — | SR-278 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2021 | — | SR-278 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2021 | — | SR-278 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2020 | — | SR-278 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2020 | — | SR-278 | 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.