West Virginia Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: West Virginia recorded 256 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 0.7 a day, 14.5 per 100,000 people (far above the US average, rank #16 of 51). 0 West Virginia accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
West Virginia is a mountainous, landlocked state in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland to the northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state, with 1,778,373 residents.
- Capital
- Charleston
- Population
- 1,793,716 (2020)
- Area
- 62,755 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 256
- Deaths / 100k
- 14.5
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West Virginia Accident News — Last 48 Hours
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Road Safety in West Virginia
With a population of 1,769,979 and 17,214 million vehicle miles travelled, West Virginia recorded 256 crash deaths in 2024: 14.5 per 100,000 people and 1.49 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 30% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 10%, motorcyclists 15%, bicyclists 2%.
About 78 deaths (30%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 18 of those killed were teenagers aged 15–19. Compare: drunk driving deaths by state · teen deaths by state.
Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 via IIHS state-by-state tables. National context: US road deaths by year.
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States With a Similar Death Rate
| State | Rank | Deaths 2024 | Per 100k | Per 100M miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #16 | 256 | 14.5 | 1.49 |
| Kentucky | #13 | 707 | 15.4 | 1.44 |
| Missouri | #14 | 955 | 15.3 | 1.17 |
| North Carolina | #15 | 1,619 | 14.7 | 1.24 |
| Florida | #17 | 3,138 | 13.4 | 1.26 |
| Texas | #18 | 4,160 | 13.3 | 1.35 |
| Nevada | #19 | 417 | 12.8 | 1.47 |