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5Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Fatal crashes in Fountain Valley, 2024
5Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Deaths in Fountain Valley fatal crashes, 2024
0.1%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File
Share of California's 3,583 fatal crashes, 2024
60%Source: Computed from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File (3 of 5)
Of fatal crashes with a known time happened between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Crash-level figures are from the NHTSA FARS 2024 Annual Report File, the latest year published; the file can still be revised.
Fountain Valley quick facts list the newest sourced crash figures for Fountain Valley, taken from NHTSA publications.
Figures come from NHTSA; the 2025 numbers are early estimates and NHTSA revises them in early 2027, and the 2024 crash-level file can still be revised.
The bars count Fountain Valley's 2024 fatal crashes by manner of collision, as coded in FARS. The first-listed type is the most common.
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At AccidentReports.com, you can take advantage of our collision report information center to get a copy of your CA crash report, as soon as it’s available. We know how difficult life can be following a serious auto accident, so we’ve made it our mission to help accident victims get a copy of this important document for their records. To begin your search, fill out the form on this page and submit your accident information.
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Private citizens in Arizona are not required to file a crash report, however, a police officer that responds to the scene of an auto accident is required to fill one out if:
You must remain at the scene of the accident until law enforcement arrives. After you’ve spoken to the responding police officer, you will be cleared to leave. During this time, the police officer will ask you a series of questions regarding the events that led up to the accident and will obtain your personal information. All of this information will be documented in the accident report.
If you were involved in an auto accident and it meets the conditions mentioned above, a police officer must fill out an accident report. In most cases, they will be required to complete the form within twenty-four hours.
The crash report will contain the following information regarding traffic collisions:
Identifying information regarding all of the parties involved including witnesses, such as:
The form will also include a narrative description concerning the facts surrounding the accident, as well as a simple diagram of the accident scene, the police officer’s name, identification number, and police agency.
These agencies hold crash reports for Fountain Valley. Open one to see how to request its reports.
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Each dot is a fatal crash in Fountain Valley, California from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020 to 2024, placed at the latitude and longitude the investigating agency reported. The map shows 25 crashes and 25 deaths; the few crashes coded to Fountain Valley, California but reported far outside it are left off. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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The deadliest hour is 1p–2p and the deadliest day is Saturday. 48% of crashes with a known time happened between 6 PM and 6 AM.
| Hour | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12a–1a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1a–2a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2a–3a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3a–4a | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4a–5a | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5a–6a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6a–7a | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7a–8a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8a–9a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9a–10a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10a–11a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11a–12p | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12p–1p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1p–2p | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2p–3p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3p–4p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4p–5p | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5p–6p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6p–7p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7p–8p | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8p–9p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9p–10p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10p–11p | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11p–12a | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
25 people died and 14 more were injured, including 6 pedestrians and 6 cyclists killed.
Everyone involved in these fatal crashes, by the most serious injury recorded.
Cars were in the most fatal crashes; motorcycles and mopeds were in 3.
Every vehicle in these fatal crashes, by body type.
Source: NHTSA FARS Annual Report Files 2020-2024 (accident.csv), 2020–2024. Fatal crashes only (FARS covers every crash in which someone died within 30 days); an intersection is listed when two or more fatal crashes were reported at the same pair of roads. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenFreeMap.
These are fatal crashes in Fountain Valley recorded in NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) for 2024, the latest year NHTSA has published crash-level data. FARS counts 5 fatal crashes and 5 deaths in Fountain Valley that year; the table lists all of them, newest first. The 2024 file is NHTSA's Annual Report File and can still be revised. A dash means the field was not reported or the crash happened outside city limits.
| Case number | County | City | Crash date | Time | Road / Highway | Collision type | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63429 | Orange | Fountain Valley | Dec 3, 2024 | 03:52 | TALBERT AVE | Front-to-Rear | 1 |
| 63428 | Orange | Fountain Valley | Dec 2, 2024 | 22:11 | MAGNOLIA ST at ELLIS AVE | Angle | 1 |
| 62113 | Orange | Fountain Valley | Sep 26, 2024 | 23:42 | I-405 | Single/non-collision: Rollover/Overturn | 1 |
| 63116 | Orange | Fountain Valley | May 12, 2024 | 07:04 | SLATER | Single/non-collision: Pedalcyclist | 1 |
| 61094 | Orange | Fountain Valley | Jan 27, 2024 | 11:48 | WARNER AVE | Front-to-Front | 1 |
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You can get a copy of your Fountain Valley police report at AccidentReports.com, or you can go through the Fountain Valley Police Department. The Fountain Valley Police Department offers two ways to get a copy of your accident report.
Visit the Fountain Valley Police Department to request a copy of your report. You must fill out a Release of Records Form, show your valid photo ID, and pay the police records fee. The department is located at:10200 Slater Avenue Fountain Valley, CA92708
Phone: 714-593-4485
Visit the Fountain Valley Police Department’s website to learn how to get your crash report online.
You must wait a minimum of twenty-one days from the date of the accident to request a copy of your traffic accident report. The report must be reviewed, processed, and approved for release.
Crash reports contain accident details, such as:
If you were involved in a car crash that was not your fault, you might be entitled to compensation for your injuries, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages. A crash report includes important information that can help prove the other driver breached their duty of care and that breach resulted in an auto accident and your injuries. This information includes the statement made by the other driver, the police officer’s opinion concerning how the accident took place and why, and which driver the officer believed was at fault, a description of your injuries and vehicle damage, witness statements, and more. An experienced auto accident attorney will use this information when negotiating with the other motorist’s insurance provider to fight for the compensation you’re owed for damages.
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