Fatal crashes in Wasco County, Oregon
In 2024, 9 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Wasco County, 12.5% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 73 fatal crashes and 86 deaths, the 20th most of any county in Oregon.
Deaths in Wasco County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 11 | 13 |
| 2021 | 9 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 | 10 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Wasco County
US 26 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Wasco County from 2015 to 2024: 23, with 28 deaths. The 4 roads listed held 73% of all fatal crashes in Wasco County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 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 26 | 23 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2 | I-84 | 12 | 14 | 2 | |
| 3 | US 97 | 10 | 14 | 4 | |
| 4 | US 197 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 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 Wasco 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 | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 8.2 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan9.6%
- Feb5.5%
- Mar4.1%
- Apr2.7%
- May4.1%
- Jun9.6%
- Jul17.8%
- Aug16.4%
- Sep8.2%
- Oct8.2%
- Nov6.8%
- Dec6.8%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Wasco County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 41%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 36%, a rollover in 11%, a pedestrian in 4.1%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 30 | 41% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 26 | 36% |
| Rollover | 8 | 11% |
| Other | 6 | 8.2% |
| Pedestrian | 3 | 4.1% |
| 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 Wasco County compare with Oregon
A drinking driver was recorded in 26% of fatal crashes in Wasco County from 2015 to 2024, below the Oregon share of 31%; speeding in 34%, above the Oregon share of 30%; a hit-and-run in 0.0%, below the Oregon share of 4.6%; a driver recorded as distracted in 5.5%, about the Oregon share; 20% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Oregon share of 34%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Oregon. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Wasco | Oregon | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 96% | 55% | above the Oregon share |
| At or near an intersection | 4.2% | 20% | below the Oregon share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 21% | 28% | below the Oregon share |
| A drinking driver | 26% | 31% | below the Oregon share |
| Speeding | 34% | 30% | above the Oregon share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 5.5% | 5.7% | about the same as the Oregon share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 20% | 34% | below the Oregon share |
| Hit-and-run | 0.0% | 4.6% | below the Oregon share |
| A motorcycle involved | 21% | 15% | above the Oregon share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 3.5% | 16% | below the Oregon 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 Wasco County
- How many people died in car accidents in Wasco County in 2024?
- 9 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Wasco County, Oregon, in 2024, 12.5% more than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Wasco County?
- US 26 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Wasco County from 2015 to 2024: 23, with 28 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Wasco County involved a drinking driver?
- 19 of 73 fatal crashes in Wasco County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 26%, against 31% across Oregon.
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Where the Wasco County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Wasco County (county code 65). 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.