Greenbrier County, West Virginia Car Accident Statistics

6 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Greenbrier County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 18.8 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 14.5 for West Virginia and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 38 traffic deaths in 34 crashes, and 16% of the people killed were pedestrians.

6Deaths in 2024
18.8Deaths per 100,000 residents (2024)
38Deaths, 2019–2024
+20%Change in deaths, 2019 to 2024

Traffic deaths in Greenbrier County by year

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YearDeathsFatal crashes
202465
202376
202233
202198
202088
201954

Who died

People killed in Greenbrier County crashes, 2019–2024.

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)28 (74%)
Pedestrians6 (16%)
Motorcyclists3 (8%)
Bicyclists1 (3%)

Roads with the most fatal crashes

RoadFatal crashesDeaths
US-601011
US-21989
I-6467
SR-1222
SR-6312
CR-6011
SR-9211
CR-111
CR-9211
CR-211

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
White Sulphur Spgs34
Ronceverte34
Rainelle33
Lewisburg33
Fairlea33
Caldwell23
Neola22
Asbury22
Frankford11
Charmco11

When fatal crashes happen

Time of day

Midnight–6 a.m.9 (26%)
6 a.m.–noon5 (15%)
Noon–6 p.m.13 (38%)
6 p.m.–midnight7 (21%)

Day of week (most: Sunday)

Sunday6
Monday3
Tuesday5
Wednesday3
Thursday5
Friday6
Saturday6

41% of fatal crashes in Greenbrier County happened in the dark, and 82% on roads classed as rural.

Drinking and speeding

26%Fatal crashes with a driver police reported had been drinking (9)
21%Fatal crashes where police reported speeding (7)

What the first impact was with:

Motor vehicle in-transport10 (29%)
Pedestrian6 (18%)
Embankment5 (15%)
Rollover/overturn4 (12%)
Ditch2 (6%)
Tree2 (6%)

After a crash in West Virginia

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

Car accident lawyers in West Virginia

Lawbamba lists 15 car accident lawyers with an office in West Virginia, 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).

Timothy Miley
The Miley Legal Group
Car Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Insurance
Clarksburg · 4.9★ from 493 reviews
George Higinbotham
Higinbotham & Higinbotham, PLLC
Car Accidents
Fairmont · 4.9★ from 124 reviews
Travis Miller
Travis Miller Attorney at Law PLLC
Car Accidents, Government Agencies, Health Care & Hospitalization
Bridgeport · 4.7★ from 98 reviews
S. Brooks West II
Car Accidents, Car Accident, Personal Injury
Charleston · 5.0★ from 5 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.