Lee County, Georgia Car Accident Statistics

6 people died in 6 fatal crashes in Lee County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 17.6 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12.5 for Georgia and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 35 traffic deaths in 32 crashes.

6Deaths in 2024
17.6Deaths per 100,000 residents (2024)
35Deaths, 2019–2024
+50%Change in deaths, 2019 to 2024

Traffic deaths in Lee County by year

0257104201932020102021720225202362024
YearDeathsFatal crashes
202466
202355
202277
2021107
202033
201944

Who died

People killed in Lee County crashes, 2019–2024.

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)26 (74%)
Pedestrians5 (14%)
Motorcyclists3 (9%)
Bicyclists1 (3%)

Roads with the most fatal crashes

RoadFatal crashesDeaths
SR-91710
SR-355
US-sr322
SR-3222
SR-52022
US-1922
SR-13311
CR-01260011
CR-005100I PRYOR RD11
US-8211

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
Leesburg99
Smithville11

When fatal crashes happen

Time of day

Midnight–6 a.m.7 (22%)
6 a.m.–noon8 (25%)
Noon–6 p.m.6 (19%)
6 p.m.–midnight11 (34%)

Day of week (most: Monday)

Sunday5
Monday10
Tuesday2
Wednesday2
Thursday5
Friday5
Saturday3

53% of fatal crashes in Lee County happened in the dark, and 44% on roads classed as rural.

Drinking and speeding

9%Fatal crashes with a driver police reported had been drinking (3)
16%Fatal crashes where police reported speeding (5)

What the first impact was with:

Motor vehicle in-transport13 (41%)
Ditch4 (13%)
Pedestrian4 (13%)
Rollover/overturn3 (9%)
Culvert2 (6%)
Tree2 (6%)

After a crash in Georgia

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

Car accident lawyers in Georgia

Lawbamba lists 134 car accident lawyers with an office in Georgia, the practice area that deals with the fatal crash records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).

Glenda Faye Mitchell
Glenda Mitchell Law Firm
Car Accidents
Cartersville · 5.0★ from 1,353 reviews
Darren Tobin
Tobin Injury Law
Car Accidents
Atlanta · 5.0★ from 515 reviews
Trisha Starks
Starks Byron, P.C.
Car Accidents
Kennesaw · 5.0★ from 226 reviews
Matthew Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth Injury Law, LLC
Car Accidents
Atlanta · 5.0★ from 211 reviews

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.