I-95 in Georgia: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 122 fatal crashes on I-95 in Georgia killed 143 people, the 7th most of any numbered road in Georgia. In 2024 there were 8 fatal crashes and 8 deaths on the road.
An interstate running through 7 counties of Georgia. All fatal crashes in Georgia. I-95 in every state.
Deaths on I-95 in Georgia by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 |
| 2022 | 15 | 20 |
| 2021 | 14 | 15 |
| 2020 | 16 | 22 |
| 2019 | 11 | 13 |
| 2018 | 11 | 14 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 |
| 2016 | 10 | 11 |
| 2015 | 7 | 10 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on I-95 in Georgia: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Chatham County had the most fatal crashes on I-95 from 2015 to 2024: 30, with 35 deaths. Chatham, Camden and Glynn counties together held 61% of fatal crashes in I-95 in Georgia from 2015 to 2024; the 6 listed held 99%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chatham County | 2 | 30 | 35 |
| 2 | Camden County | 1 | 23 | 27 |
| 3 | Glynn County | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| 4 | McIntosh County | 1 | 20 | 23 |
| 5 | Liberty County | 1 | 17 | 24 |
| 6 | Bryan County | 1 | 9 | 9 |
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-95 in Georgia
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 | 4.9 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 4.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan5.7%
- Feb8.2%
- Mar9.8%
- Apr6.6%
- May10.7%
- Jun13.9%
- Jul10.7%
- Aug4.9%
- Sep7.4%
- Oct7.4%
- Nov8.2%
- Dec6.6%
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-95 in Georgia
10.91 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024, on 112 miles of I-95 in Georgia, against 15.3 for all interstates in Georgia. That ranks 4 of 5 interstates in Georgia and 61 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-95 in Georgia first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 32%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 27%, a pedestrian in 19%, a rollover in 13%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 39 | 32% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 33 | 27% |
| Pedestrian | 23 | 19% |
| Rollover | 16 | 13% |
| Other | 6 | 4.9% |
| Parked vehicle | 5 | 4.1% |
| 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-95 in Georgia compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 16% of fatal crashes in I-95 in Georgia from 2015 to 2024, below the Georgia share of 20%; speeding in 16%, below the Georgia share of 19%; a hit-and-run in 4.1%, below the Georgia share of 5.3%; a driver recorded as distracted in 4.1%, about the Georgia share; 45% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Georgia share of 49%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Georgia. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| I-95 | Georgia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 45% | 36% | above the Georgia share |
| At or near an intersection | 0.0% | 24% | below the Georgia share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 48% | 37% | above the Georgia share |
| A drinking driver | 16% | 20% | below the Georgia share |
| Speeding | 16% | 19% | below the Georgia share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 4.1% | 4.2% | about the same as the Georgia share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 45% | 49% | below the Georgia share |
| Hit-and-run | 4.1% | 5.3% | below the Georgia share |
| A motorcycle involved | 4.1% | 12% | below the Georgia share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 19% | 17% | above the Georgia 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-95 in Georgia
- How many fatal crashes have there been on I-95 in Georgia?
- 122 fatal crashes killed 143 people on I-95 in Georgia from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 8 fatal crashes and 8 deaths.
- Where on I-95 in Georgia do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Chatham County had the most fatal crashes on I-95 from 2015 to 2024: 30, with 35 deaths. Camden County was second with 23.
- How dangerous is I-95 in Georgia per mile?
- 10.91 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024, on 112 miles of road, against 15.3 for all interstates in Georgia. That ranks 4 of 5 interstates in Georgia and 61 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 Georgia with a page
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All fatal crashes in Georgia, with every road ranked.
Where the I-95 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as I-95 in Georgia (filed under 9 spellings, such as "I-95", "I-95 HOWARD GILMAN HWY", "I-95 N", "I-95 NB"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.