US 29 in Alabama: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 26 fatal crashes on US 29 in Alabama killed 31 people. In 2024 there were 5 fatal crashes and 6 deaths on the road.
An US route running through 7 counties of Alabama. All fatal crashes in Alabama.
Deaths on US 29 in Alabama by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Counties along US 29 in Alabama
Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macon County | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Covington County | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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 US 29 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 | 15.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.7%
- Feb3.8%
- Mar3.8%
- Apr3.8%
- May11.5%
- Jun7.7%
- Jul19.2%
- Aug11.5%
- Sep3.8%
- Oct7.7%
- Nov11.5%
- Dec7.7%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on US 29 in Alabama first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 42%; a collision with another vehicle in 39%, a pedestrian in 12%, a rollover in 7.7%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 11 | 42% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 10 | 39% |
| Pedestrian | 3 | 12% |
| Rollover | 2 | 7.7% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parked vehicle | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other | 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 US 29 in Alabama compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 19% of fatal crashes in US 29 in Alabama from 2015 to 2024, below the Alabama share of 25%; speeding in 31%, above the Alabama share of 27%; a hit-and-run in 7.7%, above the Alabama share of 3.9%; 64% 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.
| US 29 | Alabama | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 73% | 59% | above the Alabama share |
| At or near an intersection | 3.8% | 18% | below the Alabama share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 35% | 33% | above the Alabama share |
| A drinking driver | 19% | 25% | below the Alabama share |
| Speeding | 31% | 27% | above the Alabama share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 64% | 58% | above the Alabama share |
| Hit-and-run | 7.7% | 3.9% | above the Alabama share |
| A motorcycle involved | 0.0% | 10% | below the Alabama share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 9.7% | 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 US 29 in Alabama
- How many fatal crashes have there been on US 29 in Alabama?
- 26 fatal crashes killed 31 people on US 29 in Alabama from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 5 fatal crashes and 6 deaths.
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Where the US 29 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as US 29 in Alabama (filed under 3 spellings, such as "US-29 SR-10", "US-29 SR-12", "US-29 SR-15"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.