Fatal crashes in Winston County, Alabama
In 2024, 7 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Winston County, 46.2% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 63 fatal crashes and 69 deaths.
Deaths in Winston County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 12 | 13 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 |
| 2016 | 9 | 11 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Winston County
State Highway 195 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Winston County from 2015 to 2024: 10, with 10 deaths. The 4 roads listed held 44% of all fatal crashes in Winston County from 2015 to 2024; 1 US route, 3 state highways. 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 | State Highway 195 | 10 | 10 | 3 | no page |
| 2 | State Highway 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
| 3 | US 278 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |
| 4 | State Highway 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Haleyville 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 Winston 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 | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 9.5 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan4.8%
- Feb3.2%
- Mar7.9%
- Apr6.3%
- May12.7%
- Jun12.7%
- Jul7.9%
- Aug11.1%
- Sep3.2%
- Oct14.3%
- Nov7.9%
- Dec7.9%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Winston County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in most fatal crashes, 57%; a collision with another vehicle in 29%, a pedestrian in 4.8%, a rollover in 4.8%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 36 | 57% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 18 | 29% |
| Pedestrian | 3 | 4.8% |
| Rollover | 3 | 4.8% |
| Other | 2 | 3.2% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 1.6% |
| Parked vehicle | 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 Winston County compare with Alabama
A drinking driver was recorded in 19% of fatal crashes in Winston County from 2015 to 2024, below the Alabama share of 25%; speeding in 46%, above 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 4.8%, about the Alabama share; 65% 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.
| Winston | Alabama | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 97% | 59% | above the Alabama share |
| At or near an intersection | 4.8% | 18% | below the Alabama share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 33% | 33% | about the same as the Alabama share |
| A drinking driver | 19% | 25% | below the Alabama share |
| Speeding | 46% | 27% | above the Alabama share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 4.8% | 5.5% | about the same as the Alabama share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 65% | 58% | above the Alabama share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.6% | 3.9% | below the Alabama share |
| A motorcycle involved | 11% | 10% | about the same as the Alabama share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 4.3% | 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 Winston County
- How many people died in car accidents in Winston County in 2024?
- 7 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Winston County, Alabama, in 2024, 46.2% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Winston County?
- State Highway 195 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Winston County from 2015 to 2024: 10, with 10 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Winston County involved a drinking driver?
- 12 of 63 fatal crashes in Winston County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 19%, against 25% across Alabama.
Other counties in Alabama with a page
- Jefferson County
- Mobile County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Baldwin County
- Limestone County
- Cullman County
- Talladega County
- Calhoun County
- Shelby County
- Lee County
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Where the Winston County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Winston County (county code 133). 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.