Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Cottonwood, Utah
City in Salt Lake County · Utah · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 2
- Fatal crashes
- 2
In 2024, 2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Cottonwood, Utah. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (1) and the most since 2022. Between 2020 and 2024, 11 people died, an average of 2.2 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 50% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
1 death in 2023, 2 in 2024
- Salt Lake County, Utah: +7%
- Utah: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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Road users
Who died
50%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.8 times the share in Salt Lake County, Utah: 27%
- About 3 times the share in Utah: 15%
- About 3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Cottonwood | Share in Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 50% | 27% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 29% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 27% |
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 Salt Lake County, Utah: 29%
- About 5 percent of the share in Utah: 31%
- 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 Salt Lake County, Utah: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in Utah: 33%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Cottonwood | Salt Lake County | Utah | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 33.3% | 33.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 29.0% | 30.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 60.9% | 53.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 34.8% | 35.9% | 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 Salt Lake County, Utah: 61%
- About 5 percent of the share in Utah: 54%
- 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 Salt Lake County, Utah: 35%
- About 5 percent of the share in Utah: 36%
- 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 | 1 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 1 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 0 |
| Mon | 3 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 1 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 1 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 8 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 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-1903
- I-2151
- 6200 S1
- 7000 S1
- FORT UNION BLVD1
- HIGHLAND DR1
- SR-1521
- SR-2101
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 6 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| SUVs | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford Fusion2
- Toyota Tacoma2
- Cadillac SRX1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Sonic1
- Ducati Multistrada (MTS)1
- Ford F-1501
- Ford Focus1
- Ford Taurus1
- Ford Transit1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2024 | 6200 S | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 7000 S | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | FORT UNION BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2022 | SR-190 | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | HIGHLAND DR | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2021 | SR-152 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2021 | SR-190 | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | SR-190 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2020 | SR-210 | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2020 | I-215 | 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.