Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Tooele County, Utah
County in Utah · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 84.8K
In 2024, 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Tooele County, Utah. That was 28.6% fewer than in 2023 (14) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 11.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 7.9 in Utah and 11.5 in the United States. Tooele County had the 7th most traffic deaths among Utah's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 65 people died, an average of 13 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 10% of deaths, and 33% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
11.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 1.5 times the rate in Utah: 7.9
- About the same as the rate in the United States: 11.5
16.4
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.9 times the average in Utah: 8.7
- About 1.3 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-29%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
14 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024
- Utah: -1%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 10 |
| 2021 | 17 | 15 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 |
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 | 15.0 |
| 2021 | 22.1 |
| 2022 | 16.2 |
| 2023 | 17.0 |
| 2024 | 11.8 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
10%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About two-thirds of the share in Utah: 15%
- About 55 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 6 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Tooele County | Share in Utah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 10% | 15% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 20% | 19% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 10% | 3% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 20% | 26% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 3 | 30% | 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
33%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Utah: 31%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 28%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Utah: 33%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Tooele County | Utah | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 33.3% | 33.5% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 33.3% | 30.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 44.4% | 53.8% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 22.2% | 35.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
44%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 85 percent of the share in Utah: 54%
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
22%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 60 percent of the share in Utah: 36%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 4 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 3 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 4 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 3 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 3 |
| 5pm | 6 |
| 6pm | 2 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 6 |
| 9pm | 1 |
| 10pm | 5 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 12 |
| Mon | 7 |
| Tue | 9 |
| Wed | 6 |
| Thu | 5 |
| Fri | 7 |
| Sat | 15 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 5 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 3 |
| Jun | 8 |
| Jul | 5 |
| Aug | 6 |
| Sep | 6 |
| Oct | 6 |
| Nov | 6 |
| Dec | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 41 |
| Cloudy | 14 |
| Blowing Snow | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 26 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 23 |
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dawn | 4 |
| 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
- I-8026
- SR-369
- SR-1125
- SR-1962
- SR-732
- MAIN ST2
- STANSBURY ISLAND RD1
- SR-1381
- SR-1791
- UTAH AVE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 32 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 16 |
| Pickup trucks | 13 |
| SUVs | 13 |
| Motorcycles | 6 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1505
- Dodge Ram4
- Freightliner Cascadia3
- Freightliner New Cascadia 126" Sleepercab3
- Hyundai Elantra3
- Chevrolet Malibu2
- Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan2
- GMC Sierra2
- Subaru Impreza2
- Subaru Legacy2
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 25, 2024 | Tooele | MAIN ST | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Grantsville | STANSBURY ISLAND RD | 2 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Rush Valley | MAIN ST | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Grantsville | HARKER CANYON RD | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Lakepoint | SR-36 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Tooele | 975 N MAIN ST | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Lakepoint | N CENTER ST | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Rush Valley | SR-73 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2024 | Tooele | 30 S | 1 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | Grantsville | I-80 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Grantsville | I-80 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Grantsville | SR-138 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Tooele | I-80 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Wendover | I-80 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Wendover | I-80 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2023 | Tooele | SR-112 | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Grantsville | SR-112 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | Erda | SHEEP LN | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2023 | Tooele | SR-112 | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | Stansbury Park | SR-36 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2023 | Dugway | I-80 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2023 | Wendover | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2023 | Tooele | SR-36 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | Tooele | 200 W | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2022 | Tooele | INDUSTRIAL LOOP RD | 1 |
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Cities in Tooele County
| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Grantsville | 3 | 19.1 |
| Tooele | 3 | 7.3 |
| Wendover | 0 | — |
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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.