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Car Accidents Today

Car accidents today are the motor vehicle crashes that happen on United States roads on an average day, estimated from the latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data. NHTSA estimates 36,640 traffic deaths in 2025, about 100 per day.

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  • 36,640Source: NHTSA, Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities and Fatality Rate in 2025 (DOT HS 813 800, April 2026)

    People killed in U.S. traffic crashes, 2025 (early estimate)

  • 100Source: Computed: 36,640 deaths divided by 365 days (NHTSA DOT HS 813 800)

    People killed per day, 2025 average (approximate)

  • 6,180,241Source: NHTSA, Overview of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes in 2024 (DOT HS 813 791, April 2026; CRSS)

    Police-reported crashes in the U.S., 2024 (estimated)

  • 16,886Source: Computed: 6,180,241 crashes divided by 366 days, 2024 being a leap year (NHTSA DOT HS 813 791)

    Police-reported crashes per day, 2024 average (approximate)

What are the News of Car Accidents Today?

The news of car accidents today is the set of latest published crash figures for the United States, covering deaths, injuries, police-reported crashes and the pace of each. NHTSA (the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) publishes an early estimate for the most recent full year and a detailed overview for the year before. The quick facts below come from those two publications.

  • Deaths in 2025: an estimated 36,640, a decrease of 6.7 percent from 39,254 in 2024 (NHTSA DOT HS 813 800).
  • Death rate in 2025: 1.10 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, the second lowest rate on record behind 1.08 in 2014 (NHTSA DOT HS 813 800).
  • Deaths per day: about 100 on an average day in 2025, computed as 36,640 divided by 365 days.
  • Police-reported crashes in 2024: an estimated 6,180,241, or about 16,886 per day, computed as 6,180,241 divided by 366 days (NHTSA DOT HS 813 791).
  • People injured in 2024: an estimated 2,422,195, or about 6,618 per day, computed as 2,422,195 divided by 366 days (NHTSA DOT HS 813 791).
  • Trend: the fourth quarter of 2025 was the 15th consecutive quarterly decline in traffic deaths (NHTSA DOT HS 813 800).

Annual totals describe the year as a whole, and NHTSA does not publish a count for the current day. The Car Accident Statistics page lists the full tables behind each figure, and the Car Accidents Today in Texas page applies the same method to Texas.


How Many People are Injured in Car Accidents Today?

About 6,618 people are injured in United States car accidents on an average day, based on NHTSA's estimate of 2,422,195 people injured in 2024 (2,422,195 divided by 366 days). The average equals roughly 276 injured people per hour. Passenger vehicle occupants account for 1,908,301 of the injured, motorcyclists for 86,887, pedestrians for 71,635 and pedalcyclists for 52,887 (NHTSA DOT HS 813 791, Table 3).

NHTSA publishes time-of-day counts for fatal crashes but not for injuries. In the FARS 2024 file, 33.5 percent of fatal crashes with a known hour (12,077 of 36,044) happened between 6:00 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. The injury rate was 74 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2024, down from 75 in 2023, a change NHTSA describes as not statistically significant.


How Many People are Killed in Car Accidents Today?

About 100 people are killed in United States car accidents on an average day, based on NHTSA's early estimate of 36,640 deaths in 2025 (36,640 divided by 365 days). The average equals about 4 deaths per hour, or one death roughly every 14 minutes (525,600 minutes divided by 36,640 deaths). Monthly averages in 2025 ranged from about 87 deaths per day in January to about 114 per day in August (monthly counts from NHTSA DOT HS 813 800, Table 2, divided by the days in each month).

Time of day shapes the toll. In the FARS 2024 file, the hour from 8:00 p.m. to 8:59 p.m. recorded the most fatal crashes (2,195), and 20,971 of the 39,254 deaths in 2024 (53.4 percent) occurred at night, between 6:00 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. (NHTSA DOT HS 813 791).

Causes of Car Accidents Today

Causes of car accidents are the driver behaviors, road conditions and vehicle conditions that police record in crash reports. The table below lists 14 causes with the latest national count for each, and the measure column names the unit because NHTSA counts some causes as deaths and others as fatal crashes. A crash can have several causes, so rows overlap and do not add up to a total.

CauseLatest countMeasure and year
Distracted driving3,208Deaths in distraction-affected crashes, 8.2 percent of traffic deaths (2024)
Speeding11,288Deaths in speeding-related crashes, 29 percent of traffic deaths (2024)
Drunk driving11,904Deaths in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes with a driver blood alcohol concentration of .08 or higher, 30 percent of traffic deaths (2024)
Reckless or aggressive driving2,352Fatal crashes in which a driver operated in an erratic, reckless or negligent manner; 655 more list aggressive driving as a factor (2024)
Weather conditions3,250Fatal crashes in rain, fog, snow, sleet, freezing rain, crosswinds or blowing sand or snow, 9.0 percent of 36,297 fatal crashes (2024)
Running red lights or stop signs2,582Fatal crashes in which a driver failed to obey traffic signs, signals or officers; FARS does not code signal and stop-sign violations separately (2024)
Fatigued driving644Deaths in crashes with a drowsy driver, 1.6 percent of traffic deaths (2024)
Poor road conditions300Fatal crashes with ice, snow, slush, water, sand, dirt, oil or wet leaves on the road recorded as a driver-related factor (2024)
Mechanical failures451Fatal crashes with a tire-related vehicle factor; 111 list the brake system and 42 the steering (2024)
Inexperienced drivers4,703Fatal crashes involving a driver aged 15 to 20 (2024); 147 fatal crashes list operator inexperience as a driver-related factor
Improper lane changes542Fatal crashes in which a driver made an improper or erratic lane change (2024)
Pedestrian or cyclist collisions8,183Pedestrians (7,080) and pedalcyclists (1,103) killed, summed (2024)
Tailgating645Fatal crashes in which a driver followed improperly (2024)
Disregarding traffic laws4,632Fatal crashes in which a driver failed to yield the right-of-way (2024)

Source: NHTSA DOT HS 813 791 and FARS 2024 Annual Report File (driver-related factors, vehicle contributing factors, weather), counts computed by AccidentReports.com

Alcohol-impaired driving (30 percent of deaths) and speeding (29 percent) are the two largest behavioral causes in the table. NHTSA's third major behavioral factor, restraint use, appears in the 9,758 passenger vehicle occupants killed unrestrained in 2024, 48 percent of those with known restraint use.

Types of Car Accidents Today

Types of car accidents are the ways vehicles and other road users first come into contact. The table counts fatal crashes in 2024 by manner of collision and by first harmful event, the two FARS variables that describe crash type, so rows from the two groups overlap and the percentages do not add to 100.

Type of crashFatal crashes, 2024Share of 36,297FARS variable
Rear-end collision2,6037.2%Manner of collision: front-to-rear
Head-on collision3,83310.6%Manner of collision: front-to-front
Side-impact (T-bone) collision6,86418.9%Manner of collision: angle
Sideswipe collision1,0072.8%Manner of collision: same direction (612) and opposite direction (395)
Single-vehicle accident and other crashes without a second moving vehicle21,79760.1%Manner of collision: not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport (includes pedestrian, cyclist, fixed-object and rollover crashes)
Rollover accident2,3316.4%First harmful event: rollover or overturn
Pedestrian accident6,59618.2%First harmful event: pedestrian struck
Cyclist accident1,0873.0%First harmful event: pedalcyclist struck
Animal-related accident2040.6%First harmful event: live animal

Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File (accident.csv: MAN_COLL, HARM_EV), counts computed by AccidentReports.com

Crashes with no second moving vehicle account for the largest group at 60.1 percent, and angle collisions lead among crashes between two vehicles. Hit-and-run drivers were involved in crashes that killed 2,758 people in 2024 (NHTSA DOT HS 813 791). Parking lot and multi-vehicle pile-up crashes have no national count in the NHTSA publications used for this page.

Where do Most Car Accidents Happen Today?

Most car accidents happen in the states with the most drivers and miles driven, and on urban roads. NHTSA's early estimates for 2025 put Texas, California and Florida at the top, with 3,775, 3,630 and 3,047 traffic deaths. The list below names the highest-count states and the road settings where fatal crashes concentrate.

  • Texas: 3,775 estimated deaths in 2025, a rate of 1.21 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.
  • California: 3,630 estimated deaths in 2025, a rate of 1.11 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.
  • Florida: 3,047 estimated deaths in 2025, a rate of 1.24 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.
  • North Carolina: 1,410 estimated deaths in 2025, a rate of 1.12 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.
  • Georgia: 1,307 estimated deaths in 2025, a rate of 1.02 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.
  • Urban roads: 21,527 fatal crashes in 2024 happened in urban areas and 14,442 in rural areas, so urban areas hold 59.3 percent of fatal crashes (FARS 2024).
  • Intersections: 6,198 fatal crashes in 2024 occurred at four-way intersections and 3,157 at T-intersections, 25.8 percent combined (FARS 2024).

Counts follow driving volume. Texas drivers traveled 308.48 billion miles in 2024, 9.4 percent of the 3,294 billion miles driven nationwide, and Texas recorded 10.6 percent of national traffic deaths (4,160 of 39,254). The Car Accidents Today in Texas page breaks the Texas figures down by county.


Which U.S. States have the Highest Number of Car Accidents Today?

Texas, California and Florida have the highest number of traffic deaths in 2025, with an estimated 10,452 of the 36,640 deaths nationwide (28.5 percent, computed). The tables below rank every state and the District of Columbia by NHTSA's estimated 2025 deaths, with the average per day computed as the estimate divided by 365 days. Each state name links to that state's page where one exists on this site; Alaska and Hawaii have no page yet.

Rank 1 to 26

StateEstimated deaths, 2025Average per dayRank
Texas3,77510.31
California3,6309.92
Florida3,0478.33
North Carolina1,4103.94
Georgia1,3073.65
Illinois1,1773.26
Arizona1,1613.27
Ohio1,1203.18
Pennsylvania1,0692.99
Tennessee1,0612.910
Michigan1,0212.811
New York1,0112.812
South Carolina9502.613
Missouri9142.514
Alabama8512.315
Virginia8332.316
Indiana8022.217
Louisiana7732.118
Colorado7152.019
Kentucky6681.820
Oklahoma6451.821
Washington6441.822
Mississippi6391.823
New Jersey5821.624
Arkansas5751.625
Wisconsin5561.526

Source: NHTSA DOT HS 813 800, Table 3; per-day average computed as estimate / 365

Rank 27 to 51

StateEstimated deaths, 2025Average per dayRank
Oregon4911.327
Maryland4831.328
New Mexico4581.329
Nevada3821.030
Minnesota3721.031
Kansas3671.032
Massachusetts3521.033
Connecticut2740.834
Utah2740.835
Iowa2600.736
Idaho2540.737
West Virginia2380.738
Nebraska2250.639
Montana1990.540
Maine1740.541
New Hampshire1360.442
Hawaii1290.443
Wyoming1240.344
South Dakota1220.345
Delaware1160.346
North Dakota850.247
Alaska660.248
Vermont610.249
Rhode Island370.150
District of Columbia250.151

Source: NHTSA DOT HS 813 800, Table 3; per-day average computed as estimate / 365

The table ranks states by estimated traffic deaths, the state-level measure in NHTSA's early estimate for 2025. The estimates will be revised when the FARS 2025 Annual Report File is published, and Puerto Rico (280 estimated deaths) is outside the national total.

Records

Recent Fatal Car Crashes on Record, 2024

The table below lists the 50 most recent fatal crashes in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) for 2024, the latest year NHTSA has published. FARS records only crashes that kill at least one person within 30 days, and the 2025 file is not yet released, so the rows are historical records and not a list of crashes happening now. The 2024 file is NHTSA's Annual Report File and may be revised.

Fatal crash records

50 most recent of 36,297 crashes, 2024
Date and timeStateLocationCollision typeFatalities
Dec 31, 2024 · 23:49North CarolinaSSR-1944 King Rd, Johnston CountyRollover/Overturn1
Dec 31, 2024 · 23:45CaliforniaCentury Blvd at Figueroa, Los Angeles, Los Angeles CountyPedestrian1
Dec 31, 2024 · 23:40NevadaE Flamingo Rd at Seville St, Clark CountyAngle1
Dec 31, 2024 · 23:34TennesseeI-81, Bristol, Sullivan CountyPedestrian1
Dec 31, 2024 · 23:30AlabamaUS-278 SR-74, Calhoun CountyTree (Standing Only)1
Dec 31, 2024 · 23:25OklahomaRiverside Dr, Tulsa, Tulsa CountyCurb1
Dec 31, 2024 · 23:20WashingtonSR-7, Pierce CountyPedalcyclist1
Dec 31, 2024 · 23:07FloridaCompass Lake Dr, Alford, Jackson CountyRollover/Overturn1
Dec 31, 2024 · 23:05South CarolinaSSR-35, Berkeley CountyLive Animal1
Dec 31, 2024 · 23:05PennsylvaniaOgontz Ave at Nodro Ave, Philadelphia, Philadelphia CountySideswipe - Same Direction1
Dec 31, 2024 · 22:47New JerseyUS-30 Absecon Blvd at Pennsylvania Ave, Atlantic City, Atlantic CountyPedestrian1
Dec 31, 2024 · 22:43NebraskaUS-30, Merrick CountyFront-to-Front1
Dec 31, 2024 · 22:22TexasCr-1016A, Johnson CountyFront-to-Front1
Dec 31, 2024 · 22:20FloridaCopans Rd, Pompano Beach, Broward CountyNon-Motorist on Personal Conveyance1
Dec 31, 2024 · 22:08North CarolinaI-95 N, Northampton CountyTree (Standing Only)1
Dec 31, 2024 · 21:24TennesseeSR-268 Compton Rd, Rutherford CountyCulvert1
Dec 31, 2024 · 21:10South CarolinaSR-247 Cooley Bridge Rd, Greenville CountyFront-to-Rear4
Dec 31, 2024 · 21:07TexasFm 85, Henderson CountyFront-to-Front1
Dec 31, 2024 · 21:00TexasFm 1925, Edinburg, Hidalgo CountyFront-to-Front1
Dec 31, 2024 · 20:57VirginiaUS-29 Wards Rd, Campbell CountyDitch1
Dec 31, 2024 · 20:50FloridaUS-90 at St Johns Bluff, Jacksonville, Duval CountyPedestrian1
Dec 31, 2024 · 20:43TexasFm 1427/Abram Rd, Hidalgo CountyPedestrian1
Dec 31, 2024 · 20:33TexasI-10, Jefferson CountyFront-to-Rear1
Dec 31, 2024 · 20:17FloridaUS-192 Space Coast Pkwy at Georgia Ave, Saint Cloud, Osceola CountyPedestrian1
Dec 31, 2024 · 20:11Idaho2900 South Rd, Gooding CountyRollover/Overturn1
Dec 31, 2024 · 19:53MassachusettsSR-81 Plymouth Ave, Fall River, Bristol CountyPedestrian1
Dec 31, 2024 · 19:48New JerseyHand Ave at Hudson Ave, Wildwood, Cape May CountyPedestrian1
Dec 31, 2024 · 19:41MichiganLincoln Lake Ave at 17 Mile Rd, Kent CountyAngle1
Dec 31, 2024 · 19:31ArizonaSR-87, Dilkon, Navajo CountyRollover/Overturn1
Dec 31, 2024 · 18:57WashingtonCr-E Appleway Ave, Spokane Valley, Spokane CountyPedestrian1
Dec 31, 2024 · 18:48North CarolinaSR-86, Creedmoor, Granville CountyCulvert1
Dec 31, 2024 · 18:42VirginiaUS-1, Chesterfield CountyPedalcyclist1
Dec 31, 2024 · 18:30FloridaMu-61St St N, Pinellas Park, Pinellas CountyTraffic Sign Support1
Dec 31, 2024 · 18:25TexasI-45, Houston, Harris CountyAngle1
Dec 31, 2024 · 18:24PennsylvaniaButler Pke, Montgomery CountyPedestrian2
Dec 31, 2024 · 18:06FloridaI-95, Fort Lauderdale, Broward CountyPedestrian1
Dec 31, 2024 · 18:01TexasRm 620, Travis CountyAngle1
Dec 31, 2024 · 17:56ArizonaSR-69, Prescott Valley, Yavapai CountyFront-to-Rear1
Dec 31, 2024 · 17:40New YorkSR-27 Caton Ave, New York City, Kings CountyPedestrian1
Dec 31, 2024 · 17:29North CarolinaSSR-1317 Bethel Church Rd, Northampton CountyFront-to-Front1
Dec 31, 2024 · 17:20GeorgiaSR-22 at Box Springs Highway, Talbot CountyAngle1
Dec 31, 2024 · 16:57LouisianaUS-171 at Bert Kouns Loop, Shreveport, Caddo ParishFront-to-Front1
Dec 31, 2024 · 16:51TexasMu-Prewett Rd, Fort Worth, Tarrant CountyAngle1
Dec 31, 2024 · 15:39ArizonaSR-68 at Landon Dr, Bullhead City, Mohave CountyAngle1
Dec 31, 2024 · 15:07CaliforniaE Santa Barbara St at N Davis St, Santa Paula, Ventura CountyPedestrian1
Dec 31, 2024 · 14:52AlabamaSR-139, Bibb CountyDitch2
Dec 31, 2024 · 13:18West VirginiaUS-52, Glenhayes, Wayne CountyAngle1
Dec 31, 2024 · 12:40NevadaSR-233, Elko CountyRollover/Overturn1
Dec 31, 2024 · 12:38FloridaUS-17 at Avent Dr, Jacksonville, Duval CountyFront-to-Rear1
Dec 31, 2024 · 12:12West VirginiaUS-50 Robert C Byrd Hwy, Wood CountyGuardrail Face1

Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 (annual report file)

When do Most Car Accidents Happen Today?

Most fatal car accidents happen in the evening and on weekends. In the FARS 2024 file, Saturday recorded the most fatal crashes (6,218, 17.1 percent), and the hours from 4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. recorded 43.9 percent of fatal crashes with a known time. NHTSA counts 16,128 deaths from Friday 6:00 p.m. to Monday 5:59 a.m. (41.1 percent of 2024 deaths) in the 60 of 168 weekly hours (35.7 percent of the week) that this window covers, and 20,971 deaths at night against 18,017 by day (NHTSA DOT HS 813 791).

Fatal crashes by day of week, 2024

DayFatal crashesShare
Monday4,76613.1%
Tuesday4,54312.5%
Wednesday4,75313.1%
Thursday4,83213.3%
Friday5,58815.4%
Saturday6,21817.1%
Sunday5,59715.4%

Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File, DAY_WEEK; shares computed

Fatal crashes by time of day, 2024

Time of dayFatal crashesShare
12:00 a.m. to 3:59 a.m.5,20114.4%
4:00 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.4,52712.6%
8:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.4,26011.8%
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.6,24417.3%
4:00 p.m. to 7:59 p.m.7,87521.8%
8:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.7,93722.0%

Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File, HOUR (36,044 crashes with a known hour); shares computed

By month, October recorded the most fatal crashes (3,369) and February the fewest (2,498) in 2024. The busiest single hour was 8:00 p.m. to 8:59 p.m. with 2,195 fatal crashes. The table covers fatal crashes only, because NHTSA publishes no national hour-of-day count for non-fatal crashes.

Who is Most at Risk of Car Accidents Today?

Passenger vehicle occupants are the largest group killed in car accidents, with 22,713 deaths in 2024 (57.9 percent), and people aged 65 and older recorded the most deaths of any age band (8,019, 20.4 percent). Vulnerable road users (pedestrians, motorcyclists and pedalcyclists) accounted for 14,411 deaths, or 36.7 percent. Males accounted for 28,385 deaths and females for 10,764, a ratio of 2.6 to 1 (NHTSA DOT HS 813 791).

Deaths by road user type, 2024

Road userDeathsShare of 39,254
Passenger vehicle occupants22,71357.9%
Pedestrians7,08018.0%
Motorcyclists6,22815.9%
Pedalcyclists1,1032.8%
Large-truck occupants9202.3%

Source: NHTSA DOT HS 813 791, Table 3; shares computed

People killed by age, 2024

AgeDeathsShare of 39,254
0 to 141,0322.6%
15 to 203,4798.9%
21 to 243,1468.0%
25 to 346,92117.6%
35 to 446,25215.9%
45 to 544,96312.6%
55 to 645,24613.4%
65 and older8,01920.4%
Age not recorded1960.5%

Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File, person.csv (INJ_SEV = fatal); bands and shares computed

The age table counts deaths and carries no population denominator, so a wider band shows more deaths without showing a higher risk per person. NHTSA reports the fastest rises from 2023 to 2024 among people over 75 (3,891 deaths, up 7.1 percent) and children aged 5 to 9 (304 deaths, up 15 percent).

How are Car Accidents Reported Today?

Car accidents are reported through a crash report that a police officer files after investigating the collision, and state agencies collect those reports into databases that NHTSA uses for national statistics. FARS (the Fatality Analysis Reporting System) is a census of fatal crashes in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and NHTSA gathers final counts from police crash reports and other sources (NHTSA DOT HS 813 800). CRSS (the Crash Report Sampling System) estimates the number of police-reported injury and property-damage-only crashes from a nationally representative sample of police reports (NHTSA DOT HS 813 791).

Modern reporting methods add online access. In Texas, for example, law enforcement agencies submit crash reports through TxDOT's CRASH system, and the public buys a copy through the Crash Report Online Purchase System (TxDOT). The find my report page on AccidentReports.com explains the same request step for any state.


How Many Car Accidents have Been Reported Today?

About 16,886 car accidents are reported to police on an average day in the United States, based on NHTSA's estimate of 6,180,241 police-reported crashes in 2024 (6,180,241 divided by 366 days). The average splits into about 99 fatal crashes, 4,581 injury crashes and 12,206 property-damage-only crashes per day (NHTSA DOT HS 813 791, Table 2). Each of those crashes can produce a car accident report, the official record of the collision.

Daily deaths vary by season: monthly averages in 2025 ranged from about 87 per day in January to about 114 per day in August.


How Many Car Accidents were Reported to Police Today?

All 6,180,241 crashes in the CRSS 2024 estimate are police-reported crashes, which makes the police-reported total the same national figure of about 16,886 per day. Crashes that nobody reports to police fall outside the NHTSA count. Reporting delays also move the numbers: the 2023 fatality count rose from 40,901 in the Annual Report File to 41,025 in the Final File (NHTSA DOT HS 813 791), and Texas law enforcement has until the tenth day after a crash to submit a report to TxDOT (TxDOT).

Where to Find Reliable Information About Car Accidents Today?

Reliable information about car accidents comes from the agencies that collect the crash reports: NHTSA for national figures, state transportation departments for state figures, and the responding police agency for a single crash. The list below names the sources used on this page and what each one provides.

  • NHTSA Crash Stats: national publications such as the early estimate and the annual overview, at crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov.
  • NHTSA FARS: the file of every fatal crash, downloadable by year at nhtsa.gov.
  • State transportation departments: annual state statistics and query tools, such as the TxDOT CRIS Query tool.
  • The responding police agency: the record of one specific crash, requested by crash date and agency.
  • AccidentReports.com: a third-party service, not a government agency, that organizes report request steps by state and city, starting at the find my report page or the Texas state page.

Official sources publish annual and fatal-crash data on a delay, and the Car Accident Statistics page keeps the latest published tables in one place.

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