State Highway 38 in Georgia: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 55 fatal crashes on State Highway 38 in Georgia killed 61 people. In 2024 there were 7 fatal crashes and 8 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 13 counties of Georgia. All fatal crashes in Georgia.
Deaths on State Highway 38 in Georgia by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 |
| 2020 | 9 | 10 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Counties along State Highway 38 in Georgia
Lowndes, Liberty and Decatur counties together held 42% of fatal crashes in State Highway 38 in Georgia from 2015 to 2024; the 4 listed held 53%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lowndes County | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | Liberty County | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | Decatur County | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Thomas County | 2 | 6 | 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 State Highway 38 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 | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 7.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 9.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 5.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan9.1%
- Feb5.5%
- Mar10.9%
- Apr5.5%
- May9.1%
- Jun7.3%
- Jul5.5%
- Aug7.3%
- Sep9.1%
- Oct5.5%
- Nov12.7%
- Dec12.7%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on State Highway 38 in Georgia first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 58%; a pedestrian in 20%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 13%, a cyclist in 5.5%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 32 | 58% |
| Pedestrian | 11 | 20% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 7 | 13% |
| Cyclist | 3 | 5.5% |
| Rollover | 2 | 3.6% |
| 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 State Highway 38 in Georgia compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 16% of fatal crashes in State Highway 38 in Georgia from 2015 to 2024, below the Georgia share of 20%; speeding in 15%, below the Georgia share of 19%; a hit-and-run in 3.6%, below the Georgia share of 5.3%; 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.
| State Highway 38 | Georgia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 49% | 36% | above the Georgia share |
| At or near an intersection | 36% | 24% | above the Georgia share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 38% | 37% | above the Georgia share |
| A drinking driver | 16% | 20% | below the Georgia share |
| Speeding | 15% | 19% | below the Georgia share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 50% | 49% | about the same as the Georgia share |
| Hit-and-run | 3.6% | 5.3% | below the Georgia share |
| A motorcycle involved | 11% | 12% | below the Georgia share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 18% | 17% | about the same as 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 State Highway 38 in Georgia
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 38 in Georgia?
- 55 fatal crashes killed 61 people on State Highway 38 in Georgia from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 7 fatal crashes and 8 deaths.
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Where the State Highway 38 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as State Highway 38 in Georgia. Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.