Recorded Speeds in Fatal Crashes
Most vehicles involved in fatal crashes were traveling between 55 and 69 mph at the time, accounting for 7,017 vehicles, more than double any other speed range. The 40 to 54 mph range follows at 4,568, then 70 to 99 mph at 3,077, showing that nearly 1 in 5 vehicles in fatal crashes, 19%, were going 70 mph or faster when the crash occurred. Even the lowest speed brackets weren't free of risk, with 2,111 vehicles in the 0 to 19 mph range and 1,680 in the 20 to 39 mph range, a reminder that fatal crashes happen across the full spectrum of speeds, not just at the extremes.