Chattooga County, Georgia Car Accident Statistics

9 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Chattooga County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 35.6 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12.5 for Georgia and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 55 traffic deaths in 44 crashes, and 18% of the people killed were pedestrians.

9Deaths in 2024
35.6Deaths per 100,000 residents (2024)
55Deaths, 2019–2024
0%Change in deaths, 2019 to 2024

Traffic deaths in Chattooga County by year

05101592019920204202114202210202392024
YearDeathsFatal crashes
202498
2023108
20221410
202144
202098
201996

Who died

People killed in Chattooga County crashes, 2019–2024.

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)42 (76%)
Pedestrians10 (18%)
Motorcyclists2 (4%)
Bicyclists1 (2%)

Roads with the most fatal crashes

RoadFatal crashesDeaths
SR-11213
SR-4846
SR-11437
CR-32933
US-2722
US-27 SR-124
SR-10023
CR-00100 HALLS VALLEY RD11
CR-03270011
CR-01470011

As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.

Fatal crashes inside city limits

CityFatal crashesDeaths
Summerville912
Trion44

When fatal crashes happen

Time of day

Midnight–6 a.m.7 (16%)
6 a.m.–noon8 (18%)
Noon–6 p.m.20 (45%)
6 p.m.–midnight9 (20%)

Day of week (most: Saturday)

Sunday6
Monday6
Tuesday5
Wednesday4
Thursday6
Friday8
Saturday9

36% of fatal crashes in Chattooga County happened in the dark, and 64% on roads classed as rural.

Drinking and speeding

14%Fatal crashes with a driver police reported had been drinking (6)
14%Fatal crashes where police reported speeding (6)

What the first impact was with:

Motor vehicle in-transport14 (32%)
Pedestrian10 (23%)
Tree7 (16%)
Culvert3 (7%)
Embankment2 (5%)
Rollover/overturn2 (5%)

After a crash in Georgia

Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Georgia's car accident statute of limitations.

Personal injury lawyers in Summerville

Lawbamba lists 3 personal injury lawyers with an office in Summerville, Georgia, the practice area that deals with the fatal crash records on this page. These 3 come first in that listing (how the order is set).

Johnny Roger Dennis
John R. Dennis
Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents
Summerville · 5.0★ from 2 reviews
Patti W. Keown
Cook & Connelly
Personal Injury, Adoption, Animal Bites
Summerville
Sutton Connelly
Cook & Connelly
Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Family Law
Summerville

Matched by practice area and office location only. These lawyers are not connected to the records on this page and have not reviewed or endorsed it.

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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.

Lawbamba is not affiliated with NHTSA, and this page is general information, not legal advice.