Fatal crashes in San Miguel County, New Mexico
In 2024, 8 people died in 8 fatal crashes in San Miguel County, 11.1% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 55 fatal crashes and 58 deaths, the 20th most of any county in New Mexico.
Deaths in San Miguel County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 | 9 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 |
| 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 San Miguel County
I-25 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in San Miguel County from 2015 to 2024: 25, with 26 deaths. The 2 roads listed held 58% of all fatal crashes in San Miguel 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-25 | 25 | 26 | 9 | |
| 2 | State Highway 104 | 7 | 8 | 4 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Las Vegas 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 San Miguel 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 | 1.8 percent, 1 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 | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 9.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 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 |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 7.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 9.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan12.7%
- Feb1.8%
- Mar9.1%
- Apr7.3%
- May12.7%
- Jun10.9%
- Jul7.3%
- Aug7.3%
- Sep7.3%
- Oct10.9%
- Nov7.3%
- Dec5.5%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in San Miguel County first hit
The first harmful event was a rollover in 35%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 26%, a collision with another vehicle in 18%, a pedestrian in 15%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rollover | 19 | 35% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 14 | 26% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 10 | 18% |
| Pedestrian | 8 | 15% |
| Other | 3 | 5.5% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 1.8% |
| 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 San Miguel County compare with New Mexico
A drinking driver was recorded in 35% of fatal crashes in San Miguel County from 2015 to 2024, above the New Mexico share of 26%; speeding in 29%, below the New Mexico share of 36%; a hit-and-run in 3.6%, below the New Mexico share of 8.7%; a driver recorded as distracted in 33%, below the New Mexico share of 39%; 55% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, about the New Mexico share. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of New Mexico. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| San Miguel | New Mexico | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 89% | 55% | above the New Mexico share |
| At or near an intersection | 1.8% | 22% | below the New Mexico share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 29% | 33% | below the New Mexico share |
| A drinking driver | 35% | 26% | above the New Mexico share |
| Speeding | 29% | 36% | below the New Mexico share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 33% | 39% | below the New Mexico share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 55% | 54% | about the same as the New Mexico share |
| Hit-and-run | 3.6% | 8.7% | below the New Mexico share |
| A motorcycle involved | 9.1% | 14% | below the New Mexico share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 14% | 21% | below the New Mexico 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 San Miguel County
- How many people died in car accidents in San Miguel County in 2024?
- 8 people died in 8 fatal crashes in San Miguel County, New Mexico, in 2024, 11.1% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in San Miguel County?
- I-25 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in San Miguel County from 2015 to 2024: 25, with 26 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in San Miguel County involved a drinking driver?
- 19 of 55 fatal crashes in San Miguel County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 35%, against 26% across New Mexico.
Other counties in New Mexico with a page
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- McKinley County
- Doña Ana County
- Santa Fe County
- Lea County
- Sandoval County
- Eddy County
- Cibola County
- Chaves County
- Rio Arriba County
- Valencia County
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Where the San Miguel County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in San Miguel County (county code 47). 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.