Fatal crashes in Montgomery County, Kansas
In 2024, 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Montgomery County, 233.3% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 71 fatal crashes and 76 deaths, the 9th most of any county in Kansas.
32.8 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 11.4 across Kansas in 2024; 24 against 13.8 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 30,459, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Kansas.
Deaths in Montgomery County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 10 | 12 |
| 2018 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Montgomery County
US 166 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Montgomery County from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 14 deaths. The 3 roads listed held 46% of all fatal crashes in Montgomery County from 2015 to 2024; 3 US routes. 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 | US 166 | 12 | 14 | 1 | no page |
| 2 | US 160 | 11 | 11 | 3 | |
| 3 | US 169 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Coffeyville 12, Independence 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 Montgomery 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 | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 8.6 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 8.6 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 7.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan11.3%
- Feb7.0%
- Mar7.0%
- Apr7.0%
- May9.9%
- Jun4.2%
- Jul15.5%
- Aug4.2%
- Sep16.9%
- Oct7.0%
- Nov4.2%
- Dec5.6%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Montgomery County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 39%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 30%, a rollover in 17%, a pedestrian in 9.9%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 28 | 39% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 21 | 30% |
| Rollover | 12 | 17% |
| Pedestrian | 7 | 9.9% |
| Other | 2 | 2.8% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.4% |
| 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 in Montgomery County compare with Kansas
A drinking driver was recorded in 24% of fatal crashes in Montgomery County from 2015 to 2024, above the Kansas share of 23%; speeding in 20%, below the Kansas share of 24%; a hit-and-run in 1.4%, below the Kansas share of 3.7%; a driver recorded as distracted in 24%, about the Kansas share; 47% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Kansas share of 51%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Kansas. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Montgomery | Kansas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 86% | 63% | above the Kansas share |
| At or near an intersection | 24% | 25% | about the same as the Kansas share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 21% | 26% | below the Kansas share |
| A drinking driver | 24% | 23% | above the Kansas share |
| Speeding | 20% | 24% | below the Kansas share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 24% | 23% | about the same as the Kansas share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 47% | 51% | below the Kansas share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.4% | 3.7% | below the Kansas share |
| A motorcycle involved | 17% | 14% | above the Kansas share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 9.2% | 8.3% | about the same as the Kansas 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 Montgomery County
- How many people died in car accidents in Montgomery County in 2024?
- 10 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Montgomery County, Kansas, in 2024, 233.3% more than in 2023. That is 32.8 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 11.4 across Kansas.
- What is the deadliest road in Montgomery County?
- US 166 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Montgomery County from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 14 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Montgomery County involved a drinking driver?
- 17 of 71 fatal crashes in Montgomery County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 24%, against 23% across Kansas.
Other counties in Kansas with a page
- Sedgwick County
- Johnson County
- Wyandotte County
- Shawnee County
- Leavenworth County
- Butler County
- Reno County
- Douglas County
- Saline County
- Franklin County
- Crawford County
- Harvey County
All fatal crashes in Kansas, with every county ranked.
Where the Montgomery County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Montgomery County (county code 125). 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.