Fatal crash profile · State
Traffic deaths in West Virginia in 2020
State in United States
- Deaths, 2020
- 267
- Fatal crashes
- 249
- Population
- 1.8M
In 2020, 267 people died in 249 fatal crashes in West Virginia. The death rate was 14.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 11.8 in the United States. West Virginia had the 37th most traffic deaths of the 51 states and DC and the 16th-highest death rate. Pedestrians accounted for 7% of deaths, and 22% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
Road users
Who died
7%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 17%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 208 |
| Pedestrians | 18 |
| Motorcyclists | 38 |
| Cyclists | 3 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in West Virginia | Share in the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 18 | 7% | 17% |
| Motorcyclists | 38 | 14% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 3 | 1% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 74 | 28% | 30% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 60 | 22% | 29% |
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
22%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 29%
33%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 27%
| Category | West Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 32.5% | 26.7% |
| Alcohol-involved | 22.1% | 28.6% |
| At night | 42.6% | 53.4% |
| At weekends | 34.5% | 32.9% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
43%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 80 percent of the share in the United States: 53%
35%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 3 |
| 1am | 9 |
| 2am | 3 |
| 3am | 10 |
| 4am | 2 |
| 5am | 5 |
| 6am | 10 |
| 7am | 7 |
| 8am | 7 |
| 9am | 6 |
| 10am | 13 |
| 11am | 7 |
| 12pm | 12 |
| 1pm | 15 |
| 2pm | 16 |
| 3pm | 22 |
| 4pm | 12 |
| 5pm | 16 |
| 6pm | 11 |
| 7pm | 20 |
| 8pm | 14 |
| 9pm | 11 |
| 10pm | 13 |
| 11pm | 5 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 39 |
| Mon | 35 |
| Tue | 32 |
| Wed | 35 |
| Thu | 28 |
| Fri | 33 |
| Sat | 47 |
All crashes 2020.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 18 |
| Feb | 21 |
| Mar | 15 |
| Apr | 19 |
| May | 18 |
| Jun | 21 |
| Jul | 22 |
| Aug | 28 |
| Sep | 18 |
| Oct | 23 |
| Nov | 18 |
| Dec | 28 |
All crashes 2020.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 178 |
| Rain | 32 |
| Cloudy | 27 |
| Snow | 8 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 4 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 145 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 74 |
| Dark - Lighted | 12 |
| Dusk | 8 |
| Dawn | 8 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
All crashes 2020. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- US-5011
- US-1199
- I-778
- I-817
- US-527
- US-2197
- US-607
- SR-146
- I-796
- SR-165
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 107 |
| Pickup trucks | 76 |
| SUVs | 74 |
| Motorcycles | 39 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 34 |
| Other vehicles | 24 |
| Vans | 13 |
| Buses | 2 |
| Other light trucks | 1 |
All crashes 2020.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado20
- Ford F-15010
- Toyota Tacoma9
- Chevrolet Cruze7
- Jeep Wrangler7
- Dodge Ram6
- Ford F-2505
- Ford F-3505
- Ram 15005
- Toyota Corolla5
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 2020. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2020 | Mineral Wells, Wood County | SR-14 | 2 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Charles Town, Jefferson County | SR-51 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Evans, Jackson County | CR-5 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Lavalette, Wayne County | SR-152 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2020 | Green Spring, Hampshire County | CR-1 | 1 |
| Dec 25, 2020 | Martinsburg, Berkeley County | I-81 | 2 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | Martinsburg, Berkeley County | CR-38 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Shanks, Hampshire County | US-50 | 3 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Ronceverte, Greenbrier County | US-219 | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2020 | Huntington, Wayne County | SR-152 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2020 | Parsons, Tucker County | SR-32 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2020 | Parkersburg, Wood County | SR-14 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Kenova, Wayne County | I-64 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Valley Head, Randolph County | SR-15 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Lavalette, Wayne County | SR-75 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Buckeye, Pocahontas County | US-219 | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2020 | St. Albans, Kanawha County | US-60 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2020 | Cottageville, Jackson County | SR-62 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2020 | Sissonville, Kanawha County | I-77 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2020 | Weirton, Hancock County | COVE HILL RD | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2020 | Mannington, Marion County | US-250 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2020 | Red House, Putnam County | CR-12 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2020 | Buckeye, Pocahontas County | CR-219/20 | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2020 | Bunker Hill, Berkeley County | I-81 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2020 | Ramage, Boone County | SR-17 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.