Fatal crashes in McIntosh County, Georgia
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in McIntosh County, 55.6% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 50 fatal crashes and 53 deaths.
Deaths in McIntosh County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in McIntosh County
I-95 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in McIntosh County from 2015 to 2024: 20, with 23 deaths. The 3 roads listed held 66% of all fatal crashes in McIntosh County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 2 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 | I-95 | 20 | 23 | 6 | |
| 2 | State Highway 99 | 7 | 7 | 3 | no page |
| 3 | State Highway 25 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Darien 9, Townsend 9. 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 McIntosh 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 | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 10.0 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 6.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 8.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan0.0%
- Feb12.0%
- Mar10.0%
- Apr12.0%
- May8.0%
- Jun12.0%
- Jul6.0%
- Aug14.0%
- Sep6.0%
- Oct6.0%
- Nov8.0%
- Dec6.0%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in McIntosh County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 36%; a collision with another vehicle in 22%, a rollover in 16%, a pedestrian in 12%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 18 | 36% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 11 | 22% |
| Rollover | 8 | 16% |
| Pedestrian | 6 | 12% |
| Cyclist | 3 | 6.0% |
| Other | 3 | 6.0% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 2.0% |
| 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 McIntosh County compare with Georgia
A drinking driver was recorded in 36% of fatal crashes in McIntosh County from 2015 to 2024, above the Georgia share of 20%; speeding in 18%, below the Georgia share of 19%; a hit-and-run in 4.0%, below the Georgia share of 5.3%; a driver recorded as distracted in 0.0%, below the Georgia share of 4.2%; 50% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, about the Georgia share. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Georgia. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| McIntosh | Georgia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 96% | 36% | above the Georgia share |
| At or near an intersection | 6.0% | 24% | below the Georgia share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 56% | 37% | above the Georgia share |
| A drinking driver | 36% | 20% | above the Georgia share |
| Speeding | 18% | 19% | below the Georgia share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 0.0% | 4.2% | below the Georgia share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 50% | 49% | about the same as the Georgia share |
| Hit-and-run | 4.0% | 5.3% | below the Georgia share |
| A motorcycle involved | 8.0% | 12% | below the Georgia share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 11% | 17% | below 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 McIntosh County
- How many people died in car accidents in McIntosh County in 2024?
- 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in McIntosh County, Georgia, in 2024, 55.6% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in McIntosh County?
- I-95 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in McIntosh County from 2015 to 2024: 20, with 23 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in McIntosh County involved a drinking driver?
- 18 of 50 fatal crashes in McIntosh County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 36%, against 20% across Georgia.
Other counties in Georgia with a page
- Fulton County
- DeKalb County
- Cobb County
- Gwinnett County
- Clayton County
- Chatham County
- Bibb County
- Richmond County
- Henry County
- Hall County
- Bartow County
- Muscogee County
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Where the McIntosh County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in McIntosh County (county code 191). 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.