St. Charles County, Missouri Car Accident Statistics

25 people died in 24 fatal crashes in St. Charles County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 5.9 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 15.3 for Missouri and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 171 traffic deaths in 162 crashes.

25Deaths in 2024

5.9Deaths per 100,000 residents (2024)

171Deaths, 2019–2024

0%Change in deaths, 2019 to 2024

Traffic deaths in St. Charles County by year

Year	Deaths	Fatal crashes
2024	25	24
2023	22	22
2022	36	34
2021	30	30
2020	33	28
2019	25	24

Who died

People killed in St. Charles County crashes, 2019–2024.

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)110 (64%)

Motorcyclists38 (22%)

Pedestrians22 (13%)

Bicyclists1 (1%)

Roads with the most fatal crashes

Road	Fatal crashes	Deaths
I-70	28	29
SR-94	17	17
US-67	9	9
US-61	8	11
I-64	8	11
SR-79	7	7
SR-364	6	6
SR-n	5	5
SR-t	5	5
Mid Rivers Mall Dr	4	5

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
St. Charles	18	18
Lake Saint Louis	16	20
O Fallon	15	15
Wentzville	14	16
St. Peters	13	14
West Alton	10	10
Saint Peters	9	9
Saint Charles	8	8
O'fallon	4	4
Foristell	4	4

When fatal crashes happen

Time of day

Midnight–6 a.m.32 (20%)

6 a.m.–noon33 (20%)

Noon–6 p.m.45 (28%)

6 p.m.–midnight50 (31%)

Day of week (most: Sunday)

Sunday28

Monday25

Tuesday22

Wednesday22

Thursday16

Friday25

Saturday24

48% of fatal crashes in St. Charles County happened in the dark, and 25% on roads classed as rural.

Drinking and speeding

23%Fatal crashes with a driver police reported had been drinking (37)

28%Fatal crashes where police reported speeding (46)

What the first impact was with:

Motor vehicle in-transport67 (41%)

Pedestrian22 (14%)

Rollover/overturn11 (7%)

Curb10 (6%)

Guardrail face8 (5%)

Other fixed object6 (4%)

After a crash in Missouri

Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Missouri's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.

Personal injury lawyers in St. Charles

Lawbamba lists 4 personal injury lawyers with an office in St. Charles, Missouri, 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).

Karen Moske

Hazelwood & Weber LLC

Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice

St. Charles · 5.0★ from 1 review

Benicia A. Baker-Livorsi

The Family Law Group, L.L.C.

Personal Injury, Adoption, Child Custody & Visitation

St. Charles

Thomas A. Palumbo

Palumbo & Schroeder, P.C.

Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense

St. Charles

Lane Matthews

Boehmer Law LLC

Personal Injury, Injury and Other Types of Torts Wrongs, Injury and Other Types of Torts Wrongs - Automobile Accidents

St. Charles

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.