I-22 in Alabama: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 62 fatal crashes on I-22 in Alabama killed 69 people, the 16th most of any numbered road in Alabama. In 2024 there were 7 fatal crashes and 7 deaths on the road.
An interstate running through 3 counties of Alabama. All fatal crashes in Alabama. I-22 in every state.
Deaths on I-22 in Alabama by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 | 9 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on I-22 in Alabama: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Walker County had the most fatal crashes on I-22 from 2015 to 2024: 30, with 36 deaths. Walker, Marion and Jefferson counties together held 100% of fatal crashes in I-22 in Alabama from 2015 to 2024. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walker County | 3 | 30 | 36 |
| 2 | Marion County | 4 | 19 | 19 |
| 3 | Jefferson County | 0 | 13 | 14 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen on I-22 in Alabama
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 8.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan4.8%
- Feb1.6%
- Mar9.7%
- Apr11.3%
- May12.9%
- Jun8.1%
- Jul8.1%
- Aug17.7%
- Sep8.1%
- Oct4.8%
- Nov6.5%
- Dec6.5%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Fatal crashes per mile on I-22 in Alabama
6.43 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024, on 96 miles of I-22 in Alabama, against 11.14 for all interstates in Alabama. That ranks 6 of 6 interstates in Alabama and 107 of 171 interstate pages on this site.
Mileage from the FHWA Interstate route log (table 1), the only figure here not counted from FARS. Crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle: FARS records crashes, not traffic.
What fatal crashes on I-22 in Alabama first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 40%; a collision with another vehicle in 39%, a rollover in 11%, a pedestrian in 4.8%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 25 | 40% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 24 | 39% |
| Rollover | 7 | 11% |
| Pedestrian | 3 | 4.8% |
| Parked vehicle | 2 | 3.2% |
| Other | 1 | 1.6% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes on I-22 in Alabama compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 9.7% of fatal crashes in I-22 in Alabama from 2015 to 2024, below the Alabama share of 25%; speeding in 13%, below the Alabama share of 27%; a hit-and-run in 1.6%, below the Alabama share of 3.9%; a driver recorded as distracted in 16%, above the Alabama share of 5.5%; 60% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Alabama share of 58%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Alabama. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| I-22 | Alabama | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 84% | 59% | above the Alabama share |
| At or near an intersection | 0.0% | 18% | below the Alabama share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 47% | 33% | above the Alabama share |
| A drinking driver | 9.7% | 25% | below the Alabama share |
| Speeding | 13% | 27% | below the Alabama share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 16% | 5.5% | above the Alabama share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 60% | 58% | above the Alabama share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.6% | 3.9% | below the Alabama share |
| A motorcycle involved | 3.2% | 10% | below the Alabama share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 7.2% | 12% | below the Alabama share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in I-22 in Alabama
- How many fatal crashes have there been on I-22 in Alabama?
- 62 fatal crashes killed 69 people on I-22 in Alabama from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 7 fatal crashes and 7 deaths.
- Where on I-22 in Alabama do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Walker County had the most fatal crashes on I-22 from 2015 to 2024: 30, with 36 deaths. Marion County was second with 19.
- How dangerous is I-22 in Alabama per mile?
- 6.43 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024, on 96 miles of road, against 11.14 for all interstates in Alabama. That ranks 6 of 6 interstates in Alabama and 107 of 171 interstate pages on this site. FARS records crashes, not traffic, so this is crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle.
Other roads in Alabama with a page
- I-10
- I-20
- I-59
- I-65
- I-85
- State Highway 13
- State Highway 14
- State Highway 157
- State Highway 17
- State Highway 20
- State Highway 21
- State Highway 22
All fatal crashes in Alabama, with every road ranked.
Where the I-22 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as I-22 in Alabama. Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.