Utah Fatal Crash Summary 1 State of Utah Department of Public Safety Highway Safety Office W Amelia Earhart Dr # Salt Lake City, UT 8116 81-366-6 www.highwaysafety.utah.gov Preliminary Totals as of 1/29/
Page 2 Summary Utah saw an increase in motor vehicle traffic crash deaths in 1 to the highest number in six years with 26 people killed, an increase of 36 deaths from 13. Some areas of concern in Utah during 1: Traffic deaths increased from 2 in 13 to 26 in 1; Speeding was a leading contributing factor in deaths accounting for 3% of deaths. This was the third straight year of increasing speed deaths with 13 more deaths than in 13. The speed category includes crashes where the driver exceeded the speed limit or traveled too fast for conditions; Unrestrained occupants accounted for 28% of deaths. There were 12 more unrestrained occupant deaths than in 13; Motorcyclists had 1 more deaths than in 13. The motorcyclist deaths were the highest on record beating the previous high of deaths in 8; Drunk drivers were responsible for 2 deaths, an increase of deaths from 13; Pedestrians had an increase of 7 deaths compared to 13 for the highest total since 99. Utah made progress in decreasing fatalities in only a couple areas in 1 when compared to 13. The only categories that saw significant decreases in deaths were: 8 fewer drowsy driving deaths; fewer deaths involving older drivers (age 6+). All totals are based on preliminary data and may change slightly. 1 Utah Fatal Crash Synopsis Category # % of Total* Deaths 26 Exceeded speed limit or speed too fast for conditions 88 3% Unrestrained Occupants 72 28% Older (Age 6+) Driver Crash 9 % Motorcyclists 18% Alcohol-Impaired Driver Crash 2 16% Pedestrians 37 1% Teenage Driver Crash 33 13% Failed to Yield Crash 12% Inclement Weather Crash 2 1% Distracted Driving Crash 22 9% Heavy Truck Crash 8% Red Light/Stop Sign Running Crash 18 7% Children (Ages -1 Years) 1 % Bicyclists 9 % Followed Too Closely Crash 9 % Improper Passing Crash 8 3% Drowsy Driving Crash 6 2% Animal-Related Crash 2 1% Fatal Crashes 222 Urban 132 9% Rural 9 1% Exceeded speed limit or speed too fast for conditions 73 33% Motorcycle % Older (Age 6+) Driver % Pedestrian-Motor Vehicle 36 16% Alcohol-Impaired Driver 3 % Teenage Driver 13% Failed to Yield 27 12% Inclement Weather 22 1% Heavy Truck 9% Distracted Driving 8% Red Light/Stop Sign Running 16 7% Followed Too Closely 9 % Bicycle-Motor Vehicle 8 % Drowsy Driving 6 3% Improper Passing 3 1% Animal-Related 2 1% * NOTE: Groups overlap and do not total 1%.
Page 3 Deaths by Year (Utah -1) 32 27 Deaths 2 282 287 299 276 2 23 23 26 22 2 2 6 7 8 9 1 11 12 13 1 Year Deaths increased in 1 to the highest total in six years. After seeing record lows in 12 and 13, deaths increased 16% from 13. Deaths by County (Utah 13-1) 7 6 Deaths 13 1 1 County Salt Lake (66) and Utah (2) Counties had the highest number of deaths. Daggett and Piute Counties had zero deaths. Compared to 13, Sanpete (6 fewer) and Sevier (6 fewer) Counties had the biggest decreases in deaths while Salt Lake (13 more), Box Elder (8 more), and Tooele Counties (7 more) had the biggest increases in deaths.
Deaths Page Deaths by Month (Utah 13-1) 3 38 3 13 2 2 23 27 26 22 29 23 1 13 13 18 12 1 6 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Month June (38), July (3), and October (29) had the highest number of deaths. February (6), March (), and November () had the lowest number of deaths. Compared to 13, August had the biggest decrease in deaths with 9 fewer while June had the biggest increase in deaths with more. Deaths by Month (Utah 72-1) Lowest Totals for February 1. February 7-3 2. February 1-6 3. February 88-8. February 96-8 Lowest Totals for August 1. August 7-16 2. August 1-18 3. August 87 -. August 76-21 Lowest Totals for November 1. November 9-13 2. November 1-3. 76, 82, 88, 92, 3, 11 - Lowest Overall Months 1. February 7-3 2. January 13-3. February 1-6. January 7-6. January 12-7 Highest Overall Months 1. July 78-8 2. August 9-3. July -. July 73-9. July 88-9 Highest Totals for June 1. June 78-1 2. June 3-39 3. June 86-39. June 1-38. June - 38 6. June 89-38
- -9 1-1 - -2 2-29 -3 3-39 - -9 - -9 6-6 6-69 7-7 7-79 8-8 8+ Deaths Page Deaths by Age (Utah 13-1) 2 1 3 6 27 26 16 16 22 1 13 26 18 11 21 16 1 1 1 1 8 13 1 12 9 6 7 Age % of persons killed in 1 were aged -39 years. The average age of a person killed in 1 was 1 years. In 13 it was 7. Compared to 13, the 7-7 and 8-8 age groups had the biggest decreases in deaths with 6 fewer while the - (11 more), 3-39 (9 more), - (8 more), and -2 (7 more) age groups had the biggest increases in deaths. Restraint Use of Occupants Killed (Utah 1) Unrestrained 7.7% Restrained 2.3% There were 72 deaths to unrestrained occupants.
At-Fault Drivers Not-At-Fault Drivers Page 6 Alcohol and Drug Test Results of Drivers in Fatal Crashes (Utah 1) Positive Drug Test 1.6% Alcohol Test Results.8+ 13.% Positive Alcohol and Drug Test.2% Negative for Alcohol/Drugs 67.7% In the 222 fatal crashes there were 36 drivers, of which % were tested for alcohol and/or drugs with results available. Of the 2 drivers in fatal crashes tested for alcohol and/or drugs, 68% were negative for alcohol/drugs, % were positive for drugs only, 1% were positive for alcohol only, and % were positive for both alcohol and drugs. 21 drivers tested positive for marijuana in 1 compared to 1 in 13. Previous Driving in Past Three Years of Drivers in Fatal Crashes (Utah 1) Previous 3.2% No 6.8% Previous 32.7% No 67.3% 39% of the drivers in fatal crashes had been previously convicted of a moving traffic violation in the past 3 years. The highest number of previous violations was 12. At-fault drivers in fatal crashes were 6% more likely to have a previous violation.