Fatal crashes in Windsor County, Vermont
In 2024, 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Windsor County, 40.0% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 61 fatal crashes and 67 deaths, the 4th most of any county in Vermont.
Deaths in Windsor County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 9 | 12 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Windsor County
I-91 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Windsor County from 2015 to 2024: 17, with 20 deaths. The 3 roads listed held 52% of all fatal crashes in Windsor County from 2015 to 2024; 2 are interstates, 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-91 | 17 | 20 | 1 | no page |
| 2 | I-89 | 8 | 9 | 2 | no page |
| 3 | State Highway 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Springfield 9, Hartland 7, Royalton 5, Hartford 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 Windsor 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 | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 9.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 4.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan3.3%
- Feb8.2%
- Mar3.3%
- Apr4.9%
- May3.3%
- Jun14.8%
- Jul8.2%
- Aug18.0%
- Sep9.8%
- Oct6.6%
- Nov16.4%
- Dec3.3%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Windsor County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 33%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 33%, a rollover in 12%, a pedestrian in 8.2%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 20 | 33% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 20 | 33% |
| Other | 8 | 13% |
| Rollover | 7 | 12% |
| Pedestrian | 5 | 8.2% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.6% |
| 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 Windsor County compare with Vermont
A drinking driver was recorded in 25% of fatal crashes in Windsor County from 2015 to 2024, below the Vermont share of 35%; speeding in 41%, above the Vermont share of 36%; a hit-and-run in 3.3%, about the Vermont share; a driver recorded as distracted in 8.2%, above the Vermont share of 7.1%; 39% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Vermont share of 56%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Vermont. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Windsor | Vermont | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 100% | 85% | above the Vermont share |
| At or near an intersection | 8.2% | 18% | below the Vermont share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 26% | 27% | about the same as the Vermont share |
| A drinking driver | 25% | 35% | below the Vermont share |
| Speeding | 41% | 36% | above the Vermont share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 8.2% | 7.1% | above the Vermont share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 39% | 56% | below the Vermont share |
| Hit-and-run | 3.3% | 3.1% | about the same as the Vermont share |
| A motorcycle involved | 15% | 19% | below the Vermont share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 9.0% | 9.2% | about the same as the Vermont 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 Windsor County
- How many people died in car accidents in Windsor County in 2024?
- 3 people died in 3 fatal crashes in Windsor County, Vermont, in 2024, 40.0% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Windsor County?
- I-91 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Windsor County from 2015 to 2024: 17, with 20 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Windsor County involved a drinking driver?
- 15 of 61 fatal crashes in Windsor County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 25%, against 35% across Vermont.
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Where the Windsor County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Windsor County (county code 27). 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.