Fayette County, Illinois Car Accident Statistics
2 people died in 2 fatal crashes in Fayette County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 9.5 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.3 for Illinois and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 30 traffic deaths in 25 crashes.
Traffic deaths in Fayette County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
Who died
People killed in Fayette County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| I-70 | 6 | 7 |
| US-40 | 3 | 7 |
| US-40 SR-185 | 2 | 2 |
| SR-185 | 2 | 2 |
| SR-128 | 2 | 2 |
| US-51 | 2 | 2 |
| Johnson St | 1 | 1 |
| N 1450TH ST | 1 | 1 |
| W Main St | 1 | 1 |
| E 2000 Ave | 1 | 1 |
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
| City | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Vandalia | 5 | 5 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Saturday)
52% of fatal crashes in Fayette County happened in the dark, and 80% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Illinois
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Illinois's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Personal injury lawyers in Vandalia
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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.
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