Benton County, Washington Car Accident Statistics
17 people died in 13 fatal crashes in Benton County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 7.8 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.2 for Washington and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 114 traffic deaths in 101 crashes.
Traffic deaths in Benton County by year
| Year | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 13 |
| 2023 | 30 | 28 |
| 2022 | 23 | 19 |
| 2021 | 20 | 18 |
| 2020 | 13 | 12 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 |
Who died
People killed in Benton County crashes, 2019–2024.
Roads with the most fatal crashes
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| I-82 | 17 | 19 |
| SR-240 | 13 | 14 |
| SR-14 | 4 | 4 |
| SR-397 | 3 | 3 |
| I-182 | 3 | 3 |
| I-182 RAMP | 3 | 3 |
| W Clearwater Ave | 2 | 2 |
| US-395 | 2 | 2 |
| Jadwin Ave | 2 | 2 |
| George Washington Way | 2 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kennewick | 23 | 24 |
| Richland | 23 | 26 |
| West Richland | 3 | 3 |
When fatal crashes happen
Time of day
Day of week (most: Sunday)
49% of fatal crashes in Benton County happened in the dark, and 37% on roads classed as rural.
Drinking and speeding
What the first impact was with:
After a crash in Washington
Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Washington's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.
Car accident lawyers in Kennewick
Lawbamba lists 7 car accident lawyers with an office in Kennewick, Washington, 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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