Penobscot County, Maine Car Accident Statistics
24 people died in 21 fatal crashes in Penobscot County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 15.3 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 12.6 for Maine and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 121 traffic deaths in 108 crashes.
Traffic deaths in Penobscot County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 | 21 |
| 2023 | 19 | 17 |
| 2022 | 22 | 19 |
| 2021 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020 | 19 | 18 |
| 2019 | 26 | 23 |
Who died
People killed in Penobscot County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| I-95 | 9 | 10 |
| I-95 NB | 5 | 7 |
| I-95 SB | 4 | 4 |
| US-2 HAMMOND ST | 3 | 3 |
| SR-222 UNION ST | 3 | 5 |
| SR-15B | 2 | 2 |
| US-2 MAIN ST | 2 | 2 |
| SR-15 BROADWAY | 2 | 2 |
| Medford Rd | 2 | 2 |
| US-202 WESTERN AVE | 2 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor | 25 | 29 |
| Hampden | 7 | 8 |
| Hermon | 5 | 5 |
| Old Town | 5 | 6 |
| Lincoln | 4 | 4 |
| Corinth | 4 | 4 |
| Carmel | 3 | 4 |
| Howland | 3 | 4 |
| Hudson | 3 | 3 |
| Glenburn | 3 | 5 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Saturday)
42% of fatal crashes in Penobscot County happened in the dark, and 73% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Maine
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Maine's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Personal injury lawyers in Bangor
Lawbamba lists 24 personal injury lawyers with an office in Bangor, Maine, 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).
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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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