Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Carbon County, Wyoming
County in Wyoming · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 14.1K
In 2024, 8 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Carbon County, Wyoming. That was 33.3% fewer than in 2023 (12) and the fewest since 2022. The death rate was 56.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 18.2 in Wyoming and 11.5 in the United States. Carbon County had the 5th most traffic deaths among Wyoming's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 39 people died, an average of 7.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 29% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
56.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 3 times the rate in Wyoming: 18.2
- About 5 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
54.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Wyoming: 21.4
- About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
-33%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
12 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Wyoming: -26%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 12 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
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 | 55.1 |
| 2021 | 27.2 |
| 2022 | 48.3 |
| 2023 | 84.0 |
| 2024 | 56.8 |
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 Wyoming: 4%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 7 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Carbon County | Share in Wyoming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 4% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 13% | 22% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 1% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 25% | 32% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 25% | 39% |
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
29%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About two-thirds of the share in Wyoming: 41%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 28%
29%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About the same as the share in Wyoming: 28%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Carbon County | Wyoming | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 28.6% | 28.4% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 28.6% | 41.2% | 28.1% |
| At night | 14.3% | 40.2% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 71.4% | 34.3% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
14%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About one-third of the share in Wyoming: 40%
- About one-quarter of the share in the United States: 54%
71%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Wyoming: 34%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 4 |
| 7am | 1 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 3 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 2 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 3 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 9 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 0 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 4 |
| Fri | 7 |
| Sat | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3 |
| Feb | 4 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 4 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 6 |
| Sep | 4 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 25 |
| Snow | 3 |
| Blowing Snow | 2 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 22 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 7 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dark - 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
- I-808
- I-80/US-30/US-2873
- I-80/US-302
- US-287/WY-7892
- I-80 US-30 US-2872
- SR-2302
- US-287-301
- CR-2201
- FOREST SERVICE RD 8761
- I-80/ US-287/US-301
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 17 |
| Pickup trucks | 12 |
| SUVs | 9 |
| Cars | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Vans | 1 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia9
- Toyota Tacoma3
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Dodge Ram2
- Ford F-1502
- Toyota Tundra2
- Lexus CT1
- Kenworth T6801
- Kawasaki Brute Force 6501
- Jeep Patriot1
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 14, 2024 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2024 | Sinclair | I-80/ US-287/US-30 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2024 | — | I-80/US-287/US-30 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Rawlins | SR-71 | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | — | US-287/US-30 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | — | US-287/WY-789 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | — | US-287/WY-789 | 2 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | — | US-287-30 | 2 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | — | SR-789 | 1 |
| May 17, 2023 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2023 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2023 | — | SR-230 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Jan 22, 2023 | Sinclair | I-80/US-30/US-287 | 5 |
| Jun 26, 2022 | — | SR-70 | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | — | CR-220 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2022 | — | I-80/US-30/US-287 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2022 | Rawlins | I-80/US-30 | 2 |
| Feb 16, 2022 | — | SR-230 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2022 | — | I-80/US-30/US-287 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Rawlins | I-80/US-30 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2021 | — | SR-220 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | — | I-80 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2020 | — | I-80 US-30 US-287 | 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.