Fatal crashes in Meriwether County, Georgia
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Meriwether County, 300.0% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 63 fatal crashes and 65 deaths.
Deaths in Meriwether County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Meriwether County
I-85 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Meriwether County from 2015 to 2024: 10, with 10 deaths. The 2 roads listed held 27% of all fatal crashes in Meriwether 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-85 | 10 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2 | State Highway 41 | 7 | 7 | 1 | no page |
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 Meriwether 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 | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 6.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan9.5%
- Feb7.9%
- Mar11.1%
- Apr3.2%
- May7.9%
- Jun11.1%
- Jul4.8%
- Aug12.7%
- Sep9.5%
- Oct9.5%
- Nov6.3%
- Dec6.3%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Meriwether County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in most fatal crashes, 54%; a collision with another vehicle in 37%, a rollover in 4.8%, a pedestrian in 3.2%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 34 | 54% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 23 | 37% |
| Rollover | 3 | 4.8% |
| Pedestrian | 2 | 3.2% |
| Other | 1 | 1.6% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 Meriwether County compare with Georgia
A drinking driver was recorded in 38% of fatal crashes in Meriwether County from 2015 to 2024, above the Georgia share of 20%; speeding in 30%, above the Georgia share of 19%; a hit-and-run in 1.6%, below the Georgia share of 5.3%; a driver recorded as distracted in 9.5%, above the Georgia share of 4.2%; 56% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above 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.
| Meriwether | Georgia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 97% | 36% | above the Georgia share |
| At or near an intersection | 4.8% | 24% | below the Georgia share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 40% | 37% | above the Georgia share |
| A drinking driver | 38% | 20% | above the Georgia share |
| Speeding | 30% | 19% | above the Georgia share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 9.5% | 4.2% | above the Georgia share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 56% | 49% | above the Georgia share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.6% | 5.3% | below the Georgia share |
| A motorcycle involved | 6.3% | 12% | below the Georgia share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 3.1% | 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 Meriwether County
- How many people died in car accidents in Meriwether County in 2024?
- 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Meriwether County, Georgia, in 2024, 300.0% more than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Meriwether County?
- I-85 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Meriwether County from 2015 to 2024: 10, with 10 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Meriwether County involved a drinking driver?
- 24 of 63 fatal crashes in Meriwether County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 38%, against 20% across Georgia.
Other counties in Georgia with a page
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- Gwinnett County
- Clayton County
- Chatham County
- Bibb County
- Richmond County
- Henry County
- Hall County
- Bartow County
- Muscogee County
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Where the Meriwether County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Meriwether County (county code 199). 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.