Fatal crashes in Sumter County, Alabama
In 2024, 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Sumter County, 50.0% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 53 fatal crashes and 61 deaths.
Deaths in Sumter County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 | 14 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 | 8 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Sumter County
I-59 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Sumter County from 2015 to 2024: 13, with 14 deaths. The 2 roads listed held 38% of all fatal crashes in Sumter County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 1 state highway. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-59 | 13 | 14 | 3 | |
| 2 | State Highway 17 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Livingston 5. The city is not filed for crashes outside a city.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Sumter County
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 | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 11.3 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 5.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 7.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 11.3 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan5.7%
- Feb5.7%
- Mar5.7%
- Apr9.4%
- May3.8%
- Jun7.5%
- Jul7.5%
- Aug17.0%
- Sep9.4%
- Oct11.3%
- Nov9.4%
- Dec7.5%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Sumter County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 43%; a collision with another vehicle in 28%, a rollover in 11%, a pedestrian in 9.4%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 23 | 43% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 15 | 28% |
| Rollover | 6 | 11% |
| Pedestrian | 5 | 9.4% |
| Other | 3 | 5.7% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.9% |
| 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 in Sumter County compare with Alabama
A drinking driver was recorded in 38% of fatal crashes in Sumter County from 2015 to 2024, above the Alabama share of 25%; speeding in 30%, above the Alabama share of 27%; a hit-and-run in 3.8%, about the Alabama share; a driver recorded as distracted in 9.4%, above the Alabama share of 5.5%; 67% 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.
| Sumter | Alabama | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 93% | 59% | above the Alabama share |
| At or near an intersection | 13% | 18% | below the Alabama share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 40% | 33% | above the Alabama share |
| A drinking driver | 38% | 25% | above the Alabama share |
| Speeding | 30% | 27% | above the Alabama share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 9.4% | 5.5% | above the Alabama share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 67% | 58% | above the Alabama share |
| Hit-and-run | 3.8% | 3.9% | about the same as the Alabama share |
| A motorcycle involved | 3.8% | 10% | below the Alabama share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 8.2% | 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 Sumter County
- How many people died in car accidents in Sumter County in 2024?
- 6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Sumter County, Alabama, in 2024, 50.0% more than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Sumter County?
- I-59 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Sumter County from 2015 to 2024: 13, with 14 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Sumter County involved a drinking driver?
- 20 of 53 fatal crashes in Sumter County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 38%, against 25% across Alabama.
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- Lee County
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Where the Sumter County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Sumter County (county code 119). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.