Fatal crashes in Wood County, Ohio
In 2024, 19 people died in 19 fatal crashes in Wood County, 17.4% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 156 fatal crashes and 174 deaths, the 16th most of any county in Ohio.
14.3 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.7 across Ohio in 2024; 13.3 against 10.1 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 133,077, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Ohio.
Deaths in Wood County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | 19 |
| 2023 | 21 | 23 |
| 2022 | 12 | 13 |
| 2021 | 11 | 13 |
| 2020 | 15 | 16 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 |
| 2018 | 14 | 18 |
| 2017 | 14 | 16 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 |
| 2015 | 24 | 30 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Wood County
I-75 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Wood County from 2015 to 2024: 18, with 19 deaths. The 7 roads listed held 46% of all fatal crashes in Wood County from 2015 to 2024; 3 are interstates, 1 US route, 3 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-75 | 18 | 19 | 8 | |
| 2 | US 6 | 15 | 18 | 3 | |
| 3 | State Highway 199 | 12 | 14 | 4 | no page |
| 4 | State Highway 25 | 8 | 11 | 4 | no page |
| 5 | State Highway 795 | 8 | 8 | 3 | no page |
| 6 | I-80 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
| 7 | I-280 | 5 | 7 | 1 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Perrysburg 12, Bowling Green 6. 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 Wood 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 | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 5.1 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 5.1 percent, 8 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 7 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan5.1%
- Feb4.5%
- Mar10.3%
- Apr9.6%
- May4.5%
- Jun7.7%
- Jul12.8%
- Aug10.9%
- Sep8.3%
- Oct9.0%
- Nov7.1%
- Dec10.3%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Wood County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 51%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 28%, a pedestrian in 6.4%, a rollover in 5.1%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 80 | 51% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 43 | 28% |
| Pedestrian | 10 | 6.4% |
| Other | 9 | 5.8% |
| Rollover | 8 | 5.1% |
| Cyclist | 3 | 1.9% |
| Parked vehicle | 3 | 1.9% |
| 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 Wood County compare with Ohio
A drinking driver was recorded in 20% of fatal crashes in Wood County from 2015 to 2024, below the Ohio share of 32%; speeding in 12%, below the Ohio share of 23%; a hit-and-run in 1.9%, below the Ohio share of 5.9%; a driver recorded as distracted in 5.1%, about the Ohio share; 42% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Ohio share of 55%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Ohio. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Wood | Ohio | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 65% | 42% | above the Ohio share |
| At or near an intersection | 30% | 27% | above the Ohio share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 31% | 25% | above the Ohio share |
| A drinking driver | 20% | 32% | below the Ohio share |
| Speeding | 12% | 23% | below the Ohio share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 5.1% | 5.0% | about the same as the Ohio share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 42% | 55% | below the Ohio share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.9% | 5.9% | below the Ohio share |
| A motorcycle involved | 13% | 17% | below the Ohio share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 6.3% | 12% | below the Ohio 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 Wood County
- How many people died in car accidents in Wood County in 2024?
- 19 people died in 19 fatal crashes in Wood County, Ohio, in 2024, 17.4% fewer than in 2023. That is 14.3 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.7 across Ohio.
- What is the deadliest road in Wood County?
- I-75 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Wood County from 2015 to 2024: 18, with 19 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Wood County involved a drinking driver?
- 31 of 156 fatal crashes in Wood County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 20%, against 32% across Ohio.
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Where the Wood County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Wood County (county code 173). 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.