Newport News city, Virginia Car Accident Statistics
19 people died in 17 fatal crashes in Newport News city in 2024, according to NHTSA: 10.4 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 10.4 for Virginia and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 102 traffic deaths in 98 crashes, and 25% of the people killed were pedestrians.
Traffic deaths in Newport News city by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | 17 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 |
| 2022 | 16 | 15 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 |
| 2020 | 22 | 21 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 |
Who died
People killed in Newport News city crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| SR-143 | 23 | 23 |
| I-64 | 19 | 20 |
| US-60 | 11 | 11 |
| US-17 | 8 | 8 |
| I-664 | 4 | 4 |
| SR-173 | 2 | 2 |
| SR-312 | 2 | 2 |
| Saunders Rd | 2 | 2 |
| SR-28TH ST | 1 | 1 |
| SR-143 JEFFERSON AVE | 1 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Newport News | 98 | 102 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Friday)
60% of fatal crashes in Newport News city happened in the dark, and 1% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Virginia
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Virginia's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Motor vehicle accident lawyers in Newport News
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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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