Fatal crashes in Cheatham County, Tennessee
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Cheatham County, 63.6% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 77 fatal crashes and 85 deaths.
Deaths in Cheatham County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 10 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 | 12 |
| 2021 | 12 | 15 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 | 11 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Cheatham County
State Highway 12 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Cheatham County from 2015 to 2024: 14, with 16 deaths. The 7 roads listed held 66% of all fatal crashes in Cheatham County from 2015 to 2024; 2 are interstates, 2 US routes, 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 | State Highway 12 | 14 | 16 | 3 | no page |
| 2 | I-40 | 10 | 10 | 5 | |
| 3 | State Highway 49 | 6 | 7 | 2 | no page |
| 4 | State Highway 249 | 6 | 6 | 3 | no page |
| 5 | I-24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| 6 | US 41A | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 7 | US 70 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Pegram 8, Ashland City 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 Cheatham 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 | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 9.6 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan6.5%
- Feb6.5%
- Mar2.6%
- Apr13.0%
- May9.1%
- Jun9.1%
- Jul6.5%
- Aug9.1%
- Sep13.0%
- Oct5.2%
- Nov7.8%
- Dec11.7%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Cheatham County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in most fatal crashes, 53%; a collision with another vehicle in 35%, a pedestrian in 5.2%, a rollover in 3.9%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 41 | 53% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 27 | 35% |
| Pedestrian | 4 | 5.2% |
| Rollover | 3 | 3.9% |
| Other | 2 | 2.6% |
| 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 Cheatham County compare with Tennessee
A drinking driver was recorded in 23% of fatal crashes in Cheatham County from 2015 to 2024, below the Tennessee share of 25%; speeding in 7.8%, below the Tennessee share of 17%; a hit-and-run in 2.6%, below the Tennessee share of 6.6%; a driver recorded as distracted in 5.2%, below the Tennessee share of 6.7%; 48% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, about the Tennessee share. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Tennessee. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Cheatham | Tennessee | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 100% | 43% | above the Tennessee share |
| At or near an intersection | 6.5% | 19% | below the Tennessee share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 31% | 26% | above the Tennessee share |
| A drinking driver | 23% | 25% | below the Tennessee share |
| Speeding | 7.8% | 17% | below the Tennessee share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 5.2% | 6.7% | below the Tennessee share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 48% | 49% | about the same as the Tennessee share |
| Hit-and-run | 2.6% | 6.6% | below the Tennessee share |
| A motorcycle involved | 14% | 15% | about the same as the Tennessee share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 4.7% | 13% | below the Tennessee 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 Cheatham County
- How many people died in car accidents in Cheatham County in 2024?
- 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Cheatham County, Tennessee, in 2024, 63.6% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Cheatham County?
- State Highway 12 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Cheatham County from 2015 to 2024: 14, with 16 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Cheatham County involved a drinking driver?
- 18 of 77 fatal crashes in Cheatham County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 23%, against 25% across Tennessee.
Other counties in Tennessee with a page
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- Hamilton County
- Rutherford County
- Montgomery County
- Wilson County
- Sullivan County
- Blount County
- Greene County
- Madison County
- Sevier County
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Where the Cheatham County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Cheatham County (county code 21). 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.