Mason County, Washington Car Accident Statistics

15 people died in 14 fatal crashes in Mason County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 21.5 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 9.2 for Washington and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 90 traffic deaths in 84 crashes.

15Deaths in 2024
21.5Deaths per 100,000 residents (2024)
90Deaths, 2019–2024
+50%Change in deaths, 2019 to 2024

Traffic deaths in Mason County by year

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YearDeathsFatal crashes
20241514
20232120
20221918
2021109
20201514
2019109

Who died

People killed in Mason County crashes, 2019–2024.

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)71 (79%)
Pedestrians10 (11%)
Motorcyclists8 (9%)
Others1 (1%)
Bicyclists0 (0%)

Roads with the most fatal crashes

RoadFatal crashesDeaths
US-1012226
SR-31313
CR-johns Prairie Rd33
CR-ne Belfair Tahuya Rd34
CR-e Agate Rd22
CR-w Shelton Matlock Rd22
CR-ne Old Belfair Hwy22
CR-e Mason Lake Rd22
SR-30022
SR-10822

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

CityFatal crashesDeaths
Shelton99

When fatal crashes happen

Time of day

Midnight–6 a.m.15 (18%)
6 a.m.–noon12 (14%)
Noon–6 p.m.26 (31%)
6 p.m.–midnight31 (37%)

Day of week (most: Sunday)

Sunday22
Monday10
Tuesday9
Wednesday11
Thursday7
Friday12
Saturday13

40% of fatal crashes in Mason County happened in the dark, and 80% on roads classed as rural.

Drinking and speeding

14%Fatal crashes with a driver police reported had been drinking (12)
33%Fatal crashes where police reported speeding (28)

What the first impact was with:

Motor vehicle in-transport33 (39%)
Tree10 (12%)
Pedestrian10 (12%)
Rollover/overturn9 (11%)
Embankment5 (6%)
Guardrail face3 (4%)

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 Washington

Lawbamba lists 192 car accident lawyers with an office in 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).

David Ranz
Ranz Law, PLLC
Car Accidents
Federal Way · 5.0★ from 169 reviews
Kamela James
Law Offices of Kamela James, PLLC
Car Accidents, Insurance
Olympia · 5.0★ from 121 reviews
Rafael Urquia
Urquia Law, PLLC
Car Accidents
Port Townsend · 5.0★ from 102 reviews
Arthur Leritz
Adler Giersch PS
Car Accidents, Appellate, Construction
Seattle · 5.0★ from 81 reviews

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.