Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Hood River County, Oregon
County in Oregon · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 4
- Fatal crashes
- 4
- Population
- 23.7K
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Hood River County, Oregon. The death rate was 16.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 12.6 in Oregon and 11.5 in the United States. Hood River County had the 28th most traffic deaths among Oregon's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 13 people died, an average of 2.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 50% of deaths, and 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
16.9
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.3 times the rate in Oregon: 12.6
- About 1.5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
13.6
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About the same as the average in Oregon: 13.2
- About 1.1 times the average in the United States: 12.3
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 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 | 16.7 |
| 2021 | 16.7 |
| 2022 | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 16.9 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
50%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 3 times the share in Oregon: 18%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 2 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Hood River County | Share in Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 50% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 16% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 33% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 25% | 30% |
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 85 percent of the share in Oregon: 29%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Oregon: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Hood River County | Oregon | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 28.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 28.9% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 42.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 25.0% | 29.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.2 times the share in Oregon: 42%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
25%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 85 percent of the share in Oregon: 29%
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 2 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 2 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 1 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Daylight | 4 |
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-845
- CR-EHRCK HILL DR1
- CR-TOLL BRIDGE RD1
- FIR MOUNTAIN RD1
- I-84 ODOT 21
- SR-281 ODOT 2811
- US-30 RAMP1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1502
- Volvo Truck VNL1
- Suzuki GSX-R10001
- Suzuki DR650SE1
- Subaru Impreza1
- Kia Soul1
- Kenworth T8 Series1
- Honda Accord1
- Chevrolet Colorado1
- Chevrolet Traverse1
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 9, 2024 | Hood River | I-84 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2024 | — | I-84 ODOT 2 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | — | FIR MOUNTAIN RD | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2024 | Hood River | US-30 RAMP | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2022 | — | I-84 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2021 | — | SR-281 ODOT 281 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2021 | — | CR-EHRCK HILL DR | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | — | I-84 | 2 |
| Nov 24, 2020 | — | I-84 | 2 |
| Oct 16, 2020 | — | CR-TOLL BRIDGE RD | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2020 | Hood River | I-84 | 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.