Fatal crashes in Monongalia County, West Virginia
In 2024, 15 people died in 14 fatal crashes in Monongalia County, 36.4% more than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 98 fatal crashes and 107 deaths, the 5th most of any county in West Virginia.
13.8 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 14.5 across West Virginia in 2024; 10.1 against 15.2 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 108,697, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in West Virginia.
Deaths in Monongalia County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 15 |
| 2023 | 9 | 11 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
| 2018 | 13 | 16 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 |
| 2015 | 12 | 13 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Monongalia County
I-79 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Monongalia County from 2015 to 2024: 18, with 20 deaths. The 5 roads listed held 65% of all fatal crashes in Monongalia County from 2015 to 2024; 2 are interstates, 2 US routes, 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-79 | 18 | 20 | 6 | |
| 2 | US 119 | 17 | 18 | 6 | |
| 3 | I-68 | 11 | 13 | 1 | no page |
| 4 | State Highway 7 | 10 | 13 | 3 | no page |
| 5 | US 19 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Morgantown 71. 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 Monongalia 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 | 4.1 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.1 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 6.1 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.1 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.1%
- Feb3.1%
- Mar2.0%
- Apr10.2%
- May13.3%
- Jun7.1%
- Jul12.2%
- Aug10.2%
- Sep10.2%
- Oct10.2%
- Nov8.2%
- Dec6.1%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Monongalia County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 47%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 33%, a rollover in 9.2%, a pedestrian in 8.2%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 46 | 47% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 32 | 33% |
| Rollover | 9 | 9.2% |
| Pedestrian | 8 | 8.2% |
| Other | 2 | 2.0% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 1.0% |
| 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 Monongalia County compare with West Virginia
A drinking driver was recorded in 28% of fatal crashes in Monongalia County from 2015 to 2024, about the West Virginia share; speeding in 19%, below the West Virginia share of 27%; a hit-and-run in 4.1%, about the West Virginia share; a driver recorded as distracted in 1.0%, below the West Virginia share of 4.4%; 49% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the West Virginia share of 52%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of West Virginia. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Monongalia | West Virginia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 42% | 64% | below the West Virginia share |
| At or near an intersection | 15% | 12% | above the West Virginia share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 28% | 32% | below the West Virginia share |
| A drinking driver | 28% | 27% | about the same as the West Virginia share |
| Speeding | 19% | 27% | below the West Virginia share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 1.0% | 4.4% | below the West Virginia share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 49% | 52% | below the West Virginia share |
| Hit-and-run | 4.1% | 3.3% | about the same as the West Virginia share |
| A motorcycle involved | 20% | 13% | above the West Virginia share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 7.5% | 8.7% | below the West Virginia 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 Monongalia County
- How many people died in car accidents in Monongalia County in 2024?
- 15 people died in 14 fatal crashes in Monongalia County, West Virginia, in 2024, 36.4% more than in 2023. That is 13.8 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 14.5 across West Virginia.
- What is the deadliest road in Monongalia County?
- I-79 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Monongalia County from 2015 to 2024: 18, with 20 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Monongalia County involved a drinking driver?
- 27 of 98 fatal crashes in Monongalia County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 28%, against 27% across West Virginia.
Other counties in West Virginia with a page
- Kanawha County
- Berkeley County
- Raleigh County
- Cabell County
- Wood County
- Mercer County
- Wayne County
- Jefferson County
- Logan County
- Harrison County
- Nicholas County
- Putnam County
All fatal crashes in West Virginia, with every county ranked.
Where the Monongalia County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Monongalia County (county code 61). 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.