Fatal crashes in Chelan County, Washington
In 2024, 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Chelan County, 22.2% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 63 fatal crashes and 71 deaths.
Deaths in Chelan County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 9 | 11 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 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 Chelan County
US 2 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Chelan County from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 14 deaths. The 2 roads listed held 35% of all fatal crashes in Chelan County from 2015 to 2024; 2 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 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | |
| 2 | US 97 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Wenatchee 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 Chelan 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 | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 6.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 4.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 9.7 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan3.2%
- Feb9.5%
- Mar3.2%
- Apr6.3%
- May7.9%
- Jun11.1%
- Jul17.5%
- Aug22.2%
- Sep7.9%
- Oct4.8%
- Nov4.8%
- Dec1.6%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Chelan 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 24%, a rollover in 21%, a cyclist in 4.8%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 21 | 33% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 15 | 24% |
| Rollover | 13 | 21% |
| Other | 8 | 13% |
| Cyclist | 3 | 4.8% |
| Pedestrian | 2 | 3.2% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.6% |
| 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 Chelan County compare with Washington
A drinking driver was recorded in 32% of fatal crashes in Chelan County from 2015 to 2024, about the Washington share; speeding in 25%, below the Washington share of 31%; a hit-and-run in 4.8%, below the Washington share of 6.3%; a driver recorded as distracted in 18%, below the Washington share of 21%; 23% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Washington share of 40%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Washington. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Chelan | Washington | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 77% | 42% | above the Washington share |
| At or near an intersection | 11% | 26% | below the Washington share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 33% | 24% | above the Washington share |
| A drinking driver | 32% | 31% | about the same as the Washington share |
| Speeding | 25% | 31% | below the Washington share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 18% | 21% | below the Washington share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 23% | 40% | below the Washington share |
| Hit-and-run | 4.8% | 6.3% | below the Washington share |
| A motorcycle involved | 27% | 17% | above the Washington share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 2.8% | 18% | below the Washington 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 Chelan County
- How many people died in car accidents in Chelan County in 2024?
- 7 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Chelan County, Washington, in 2024, 22.2% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Chelan County?
- US 2 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Chelan County from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 14 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Chelan County involved a drinking driver?
- 20 of 63 fatal crashes in Chelan County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 32%, against 31% across Washington.
Other counties in Washington with a page
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- Pierce County
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- Spokane County
- Yakima County
- Clark County
- Thurston County
- Grant County
- Kitsap County
- Benton County
- Skagit County
- Whatcom County
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Where the Chelan County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Chelan County (county code 7). 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.