Montana Highway Patrol Annual Report - 2004

Montana Highway Patrol 2004 Annual Report Prepared by the Montana Highway Patrol April 2005 Montana Highway Patrol 2004 Annual Report Table of Contents Content Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission Statements Department of Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montana Highway Patrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Letters Attorney General Mike McGrath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colonel Paul K. Grimstad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montana Highway Patrol District Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montana Highway Patrol Districts District 1 - Missoula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District 2 - Great Falls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District 3 - Butte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District 4 - Billings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District 5 - Glendive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District 6 - Kalispell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District 7 - Belgrade / Bozeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . District 8 - Havre Highway Patrol Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual Traffic Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When Crashes Occurred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Where Crashes Occurred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crashes Investigated By . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drivers Involved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seat Belt Usage Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fatality Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fatalities During Major Holiday Periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fatalities by County 1935 to 1944 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1945 to 1954 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1955 to 1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965 to 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975 to 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985 to 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995 to 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004 Crashes by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crashes by Collision Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drivers by Police Reported Alcohol / Drugs Presence . . . . . . . . . . . . Fatalities by Age and Sex All Fatalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle Occupants Only (does not include pedestrians) . . . Drivers by Belt Use / Injury Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non-Drivers by Belt Use / Injury Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v vii ix 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 24 24 25 26 Page i -ii iii iii i Crashes by Day-of-Week Fatal Crashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Crashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crashes by Month Fatal Crashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Crashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crash / Injury Severity During Daylight Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crash / Injury Severity During Non-Daylight Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crashes by Light Condition Fatal Crashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Crashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crashes by Road Condition Fatal Crashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Crashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crashes by Trafficway Fatal Crashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Crashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Driver Related Contributing Circumstances by Roadway Type . . . . . . Vehicles by First Harmful Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicles by Most Harmful Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicles by Body Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motorcycle Crashes Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Where Crashes Occurred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motorcyclist Sobriety (drivers only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helmet Usage by Age of Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helmet Usage by Age of Passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor Vehicle Inspection Data Inspections / Fatal Crashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle Out-of-Service Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safety Fitness Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Major Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 27 27 28 28 28 29 30 31 31 31 32 32 32 33 33 33 34 35 36 37 38 38 38 38 39 39 40 40 40 41 41 ii DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MISSION STATEMENT The Department of Justice will pursue activities and programs that seek to ensure and promote the public interest, safety and well being through leadership, advocacy, education, regulation, and enforcement. MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Highway Patrol Division is to safeguard the lives and property of the people using the highway traffic system of Montana through education, service, and enforcement. Fellow Montanans: The spring of 2005 marks an important anniversary, and I am pleased and proud to congratulate the Montana Highway Patrol on 70 years of service. Looking back on 2004, the men and women of the MHP are to be congratulated for their good work, as fatalities on Montana’s roads decreased more than 13 percent from 2003 and about 15 percent from 2002. The year also marked the opening of the District VIII office in Havre. The new office will improve the Patrol’s service to Montanans in the area, and allow the MHP to work closely with other law enforcement agencies along the state’s Northern Tier. And I commend the Patrol on the important role it has played – last year and every year – assisting local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. In first few weeks of 2004, MHP officers were instrumental in apprehending a fugitive from a Michigan prison, and in catching three young men suspected in the murder of an Arizona businessman. These patrolmen were professional and unselfish under the most difficult of circumstances. I thank the men and women of the MHP for their dedication and good work. Very truly yours, MIKE McGRATH Attorney General Honorable Mike McGrath Attorney General Justice Building 215 N. Sanders Helena, Montana 59620 Re: 2004 Annual Report Dear Attorney General McGrath: I respectfully submit the Annual Report of the Montana Highway Patrol for the year 2004. This report is required by Montana Statute and contains all reported crashes investigated by Montana Law Enforcement. This report is a collaborative effort on the parts of many individuals and serves to assist all Law Enforcement and the public in determining area’s that are in need of traffic crash reduction work. It also informs and educates those individuals whom are interested in traffic safety. Montana saw a significant reduction in fatalities on the roadways of Montana this past year. Thirty-three fewer people lost their lives in 2004 than in 2003. Still 229 individuals lost their lives in traffic crashes and that is unacceptable. There was a huge push in this legislative session to pass traffic safety measures that would hopefully help us to save lives through engineering, education and enforcement. While some bills did not pass, there were a few of them that did and they will assist all of us in helping to keep the fatalities, injuries and property damage crashes down. The GDL bill and open container bill did pass through the legislature and will help in reducing the attitude that Montana has had regarding drinking and driving. The Primary seat belt law did not pass but put up quite the showing with many people and organizations supporting this important piece of legislation. Through a lot of hard work from the Attorney Generals office, legislature and the Patrol we are on the verge of passing HB 35, which would provide a way to recruit and retain qualified individuals with the Patrol. Along with this is a manpower addition that would allow us to hire an additional 20 officers per year for the next 4 years. This would allow us to better serve the people of this great state and make a difference out on the highway when it comes to traffic safety. We in the Montana Highway Patrol remain dedicated to the mission and take very seriously the job with which we were hired to perform. These officers remain committed to providing a safe highway system for all of us to use. With the help of numerous individuals, the Patrol continues to work diligently towards meeting the requirements set forth by the people of this state to improve traffic safety in Montana. Through your leadership and commitment, the Montana Highway Patrol will continue to make Montana a better place for all of us to live and drive. Respectfully, Colonel Paul K. Grimstad Chief Administrator District I Population Officers Vehicle Miles Driven Calls for Service Crashes Investigated Violators Stopped Total Arrest Tickets Total Warning Tickets Traffic Fatalities Commander Captain Thomas Hamilton 141,162 26 761,385 10,118 2,180 16,738 15,121 18,254 24 District Office 2681 Palmer, Suite B Missoula, MT. 59808-1700 Phone/FAX: (406) 329-1500 / (406) 329-1549 Detachments: 111 Missoula – Sgt. Scott Hoffman 112 Missoula – Sgt. Bruce Coccoli 113 Hamilton – Sgt. Peter E. Richardson (406) 329-1513 (406) 329-1514 (406) 777-2517 . 1 District III Population Officers Vehicle Miles Driven Calls for Service Crashes Investigated Violators Stopped Total Arrest Tickets Total Warning Tickets Traffic Fatalities Commander Captain Gary Becker 128,616 28 716,473 7,487 1,708 10,753 9,710 10,507 26 District Office 3615 Wynne Butte, MT. 59701 Phone/FAX: (406) 494-3233 / (406) 494-8264 Detachments: 311 Butte – Sgt. Gregory Watson 313 Butte – Sgt. Arthur Collins 322 Helena – Sgt. Lawrence Irwin (406) 494-3233 (406) 494-3233 (406) 444-7030 3 District IV Population Officers Vehicle Miles Driven Calls for Service Crashes Investigated Violators Stopped Total Arrest Tickets Total Warning Tickets Traffic Fatalities 167,918 31 834,579 10,882 1,393 15,433 14,565 15,801 43 Commander Captain David Dill District Office 615A South 27 Street Billings, MT. 59101 Phone/FAX: (406) 896-4351 (406) 896-4355 Detachments: 421 422 423 424 Billings – Sgt. Scott Ayers Billings – Sgt. Clay Creek Columbus – Sgt. Peter R. O’Loughlin Billings – Sgt. Andrew Knapp (406) 896-4358 (406) 896-4359 (406) 322-8054 (406) 896-4357 4 District V Population Officers Vehicle Miles Driven Calls for Service Crashes Investigated Violators Stopped Total Arrest Tickets Total Warning Tickets Traffic Fatalities Commander Captain Joe T. Dow 73,847 26 827,586 7,027 762 14,660 12,890 13,735 24 District Office 76 Highway 16 Glendive, MT. 59330-9502 Phone/FAX: (406) 377-5238 / (406) 377-8504 Detachments: 511 512 513 Glendive – Sgt. Edward A. Hilbert Wolf Point – Sgt. Stephen Baiamonte Miles City – Sgt. Calvin Schock (406) 377-5238 (406) 653-6708 (406) 874-3395 5 District VI Population Officers Vehicle Miles Driven Calls for Service Crashes Investigated Violators Stopped Total Arrest Tickets Total Warning Tickets Traffic Fatalities Commander Captain Terry Aubrey 135,972 28 716,144 10,371 2,133 17,314 12,249 21,257 39 District Office 3220 Highway 93 South, Suite 2 Kalispell, MT. 59901 Phone/FAX: (406) 755-6688 / (406) 756-6606 Detachments: 621 622 623 624 Libby – Sgt. Duane Bowers Kalispell – Sgt. Roy Christensen Polson – Sgt. Michael R. Kent Kalispell – Sgt. Steve A. Lavin (406) 293-5150 (406) 755-6688 (406) 883-4766 (406) 755-6688 6 District VII Population Officers Vehicle Miles Driven Calls for Service Crashes Investigated Violators Stopped Total Arrest Tickets Total Warning Tickets Traffic Fatalities Commander Captain Keith Edgell 102,447 22 502,549 6,839 1,218 9,642 7,978 12,270 31 District Office 91 East Central, Suite A Belgrade, MT. 59714 Phone/FAX: (406) 388-3190 / (406) 388-3198 Detachments: 712 721 723 Bozeman Bozeman Three Forks Sgt. Sherrie K. Murphy Sgt. Jeffrey A. Mount Sgt. Thomas Butler (406) 388-3190 (406) 388-3190 (406) 285-3265 7 Highway Patrol Activity Citations Issued D.U.I./Per Se Speed - Basic Rule Speed - Over Legal Liability Insurance Seat Belt Total Arrest Tickets Total Warning Tickets 2000 2,381 477 36,894 6,212 11,004 78,184 96,145 2001 2,499 456 42,909 7,275 9,833 85,107 100,298 2002 2,391 644 42,670 7,616 9,364 82,933 102,311 2003 2,312 712 37,113 7,181 14,590 80,012 99,875 2004 2,666 598 43,512 8,961 14,695 90,083 111,416 Number of: Stolen Vehicles Recovered Warrants Served Violators Stopped Investigations - Traffic non-accident Assist Other Law Enf. Assist Public Assist Other Gvt. Agency Safety Education Talks Illegal Drug Arrests Illegal Possession, Alcohol Furn. Liquor to a Minor Calls for Service Total Miles Driven School Bus Inspections 2000 109 3,493 94,550 10,690 4,599 14,288 2,376 400 796 750 53 64,511 2001 99 3,709 100,663 10,565 5,479 14,597 2,638 431 609 794 48 68,210 2002 98 3,295 99,980 10,950 5,602 14,486 2,573 519 600 648 50 67,850 2003 82 2,579 93,510 10,459 5,059 12,733 1,436 447 536 527 30 59,941 2004 92 2,576 105,406 11,012 5,262 12,915 1,496 330 539 558 58 64,290 5,230,500 5,541,937 5,388,436 4,841,274 5,503,960 4,516 4,512 4,837 4,385 5,070 9 Annual Traffic Rates * 229 Fatalities in 209 fatal crashes * 9,272 Injuries in 5,998 injury crashes * 15,566 Property damage only crashes * 21,778 Crashes Reported * 60 Crashes (avg.) per day * One fatality every 38 Hours * One injury every 57 Minutes * One PDO crash every 34 Minutes * One crash every 24 Minutes * 25 Persons injured (avg.) per day Deaths Down 12.50% Injuries Down 5.60% Reported Crashes Down 7.90% When Crashes Occurred More Crashes Occurred: Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. than any other hours of the day. On Friday than any other day of the week. In January than any other month of the year. More Fatal Crashes Occurred: Between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. than any other times-of-day. On Friday than any other day of the week. In July and September than any other months of the year. 10 Where Crashes Occurred Where Interstate Highways U.S. Highways Secondary Routes County Roads Local Streets Private Total Fatal Crashes 38 55 63 45 7 1 209 *Percent Change -9.52% -29.49% -5.97% -4.26 +133.33 -50.00 -12.55% Total Crashes 2,460 5,239 7,480 2,862 3,583 154 21,778 *Percent Change -20.13% -2.98% -6.74% -4.57% -10.00% -12.00% -7.94% * Percent change is the percent increase (+) or decrease (-) from the previous year. Crashes Investigated By Highway Patrol Other Agencies 50.08% 49.02% Male Female Not Stated Total 19,433 13,581 2,974 35,988 Drivers Involved Seat Belt usage Rates * Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Interstate 91.30% 92.50% 94.30% 93.60% 93.00% Primary 79.50% 79.60% 82.50% 82.30% 83.30% City 58.30% 59.70% 60.80% 65.10% 67.70% Other 65.50% 65.80% 69.70% 71.70% 73.10% All Roads 75.60% 76.30% 78.40% 79.50% 80.90% * Source: State Highway Traffic Safety Office, MT. Dept. of Transportation 11 2004 Fatality Calendar January T W T 2 1 1 2 February T W T 1 March W T S M F S 1 2 S 1 1 1 M F 4 S 2 1 2 S M T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 F 2 1 1 1 S 1 1 1 1 Total for Month: Total for Year: April W T 1 1 1 10 10 Total for Month: Total for Year: May W T 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 23 Total for Month: Total for Year: June W T 2 1 1 1 1 1 15 38 S M T 2 1 F 1 1 S S M 1 1 T F S 2 2 2 1 S M T F 2 1 1 S 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 Total for Month: Total for Year: July W T 3 11 49 Total for Month: Total for Year: August W T 1 1 3 1 1 1 24 73 Total for Month: Total for Year: September T W T 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 23 96 S 2 M T 2 F 2 4 2 S 3 S M 1 1 1 T 1 1 F 1 S 2 3 3 S M 1 F S 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 Total for Month: Total for Year: October T W T 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 26 122 Total for Month: Total for Year: November T W T 2 1 1 2 3 26 148 Total for Month: Total for Year: December T W T 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 23 171 S 1 1 1 2 M F 2 S S M 1 1 F 1 1 1 S 4 1 S 1 M F S 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 Total for Month: Total for Year: 21 192 Total for Month: Total for Year: 19 211 Total for Month: Total for Year: 18 229 12 Fatalities During Major Holiday Periods* 2000 Holiday Fatal Crashes Fatalities 2001 Fatal Crashes Fatalities 2002 Fatal Crashes Fatalities 2003 Fatal Crashes Fatalities 2004 Fatal Crashes Fatalities Total Fatal Crashes Fatalities Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas New Year's 5 3 6 0 1 1 16 9 5 7 0 1 1 23 0 0 5 2 0 2 9 0 0 6 2 0 2 10 4 1 4 3 1 0 13 5 3 4 3 1 0 16 3 8 3 1 0 2 17 3 8 3 1 0 2 17 3 6 2 2 1 0 14 4 6 2 3 1 0 16 15 18 20 8 3 5 69 21 22 22 9 3 5 82 Total * If a holiday falls on a Friday the holiday period begins at 6 pm on Thursday and ends at midnight on Sunday. If a holiday falls on a Monday the holiday period begins a 6 pm on Friday and ends at midnight on Monday the day of the holiday. 13 Fatalities by County 1935 to 1944 County 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 Page Total County 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 Page Total Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter Cascade Choteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis & Clark Liberty Lincoln Madison 3 4 2 0 3 0 18 2 2 0 2 5 0 5 9 8 0 4 0 0 6 1 2 3 5 0 1 0 2 4 2 3 2 2 16 2 2 0 3 5 0 3 4 8 3 2 0 2 3 3 2 6 5 0 1 1 1 10 5 1 2 0 12 5 2 2 2 5 0 3 5 4 1 2 0 7 2 6 0 5 6 0 2 3 1 4 2 3 6 0 9 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 3 1 4 3 5 10 1 3 1 2 1 6 1 1 1 9 2 2 0 1 9 1 0 6 8 0 4 0 4 2 6 0 5 5 1 3 0 1 5 2 0 3 0 15 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 3 0 5 2 8 1 1 0 0 2 5 3 5 5 0 14 0 10 2 1 7 1 4 8 4 2 4 0 1 4 3 0 2 9 0 1 1 6 2 1 4 4 0 9 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 2 2 0 2 1 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 3 0 5 1 1 0 3 4 1 0 3 1 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 4 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 3 2 2 0 18 36 28 17 32 3 110 14 23 7 14 42 7 19 45 47 10 29 1 22 23 30 11 37 51 McCone Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley 1 0 0 8 5 3 0 6 3 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 1 2 11 2 1 0 3 0 8 1 0 11 161 2 1 3 15 1 4 0 1 5 0 1 1 4 1 0 2 0 1 17 2 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 11 166 0 0 4 11 0 2 0 4 1 1 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 0 12 0 3 1 3 1 5 1 2 14 173 2 0 2 6 1 5 0 3 2 1 6 0 9 3 2 2 0 1 11 0 1 3 1 0 4 2 0 9 145 1 1 3 11 1 6 2 0 4 0 4 0 4 2 1 0 2 0 10 4 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 9 150 0 2 4 7 2 2 6 1 2 0 2 1 3 3 6 2 4 0 13 2 0 1 7 0 2 0 0 11 142 2 0 3 11 2 11 2 3 4 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 16 1 3 0 3 1 7 0 1 11 194 1 1 4 5 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 3 1 1 2 1 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 104 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 2 0 2 6 1 0 2 3 0 4 0 0 13 92 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 4 1 1 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 8 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 6 88 12 5 24 75 19 38 12 21 27 3 28 10 32 23 16 11 16 11 109 15 11 8 24 3 42 7 3 103 1,415 5 Wheatland 18 Wibaux 8 Yellowstone Totals 14 Fatalities by County 1945 to 1954 County 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 Page Total County 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 Page Total Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter Cascade Choteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis & Clark Liberty Lincoln Madison 3 1 0 2 6 0 7 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 6 0 12 2 7 0 2 8 2 3 7 5 0 3 0 2 4 1 0 0 10 0 3 2 5 6 8 2 6 1 11 1 2 1 5 4 0 10 7 4 0 4 1 1 0 5 1 5 3 1 0 2 3 1 3 3 5 0 19 1 1 0 2 1 2 6 12 4 1 4 1 3 2 0 4 5 0 0 6 0 3 2 5 0 3 0 4 2 3 0 2 0 0 3 3 9 1 4 1 1 2 4 2 6 7 0 1 1 0 2 8 2 5 1 11 1 6 3 5 8 0 9 2 11 0 6 0 4 3 1 2 1 12 0 2 0 4 5 9 2 3 2 12 2 2 0 1 8 3 3 11 7 0 2 0 2 6 5 1 2 2 0 3 0 4 4 0 1 8 0 14 5 5 2 6 6 1 3 7 7 0 5 0 1 2 11 2 2 8 0 8 5 3 7 8 0 7 0 13 5 4 0 8 3 0 4 18 3 7 7 1 3 2 7 2 7 4 1 9 2 2 3 4 0 6 1 18 4 7 1 4 6 0 7 11 8 2 9 1 2 4 4 1 8 5 0 6 2 28 34 47 14 55 5 121 25 40 8 36 45 10 50 80 61 12 44 5 21 26 42 17 38 53 McCone Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley 0 0 1 8 1 4 0 4 0 1 4 0 4 2 3 1 1 2 5 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 14 112 0 2 2 12 1 2 0 3 0 1 2 0 4 0 2 5 3 3 8 4 1 4 4 1 2 2 1 6 162 1 0 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 4 7 1 11 4 2 1 0 1 4 0 1 15 167 1 1 0 4 2 3 0 3 2 0 5 1 3 3 1 6 3 3 4 1 0 0 2 3 2 4 1 17 164 0 0 10 7 2 4 1 1 4 1 3 2 3 0 8 1 3 2 7 2 1 3 3 2 2 5 1 15 162 0 2 2 15 3 2 2 4 1 1 2 2 2 3 5 3 0 3 10 7 4 3 4 1 2 3 3 8 202 1 4 2 3 2 4 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 0 10 7 3 1 5 0 9 0 1 9 182 4 3 5 9 1 9 0 7 6 0 8 1 4 2 10 2 1 6 13 0 6 1 5 2 2 0 0 17 241 5 3 1 8 2 3 0 2 6 1 2 4 3 1 5 6 6 0 15 0 5 4 6 0 12 0 1 14 250 2 1 4 8 3 4 0 4 2 2 3 3 4 2 12 2 0 3 10 4 1 0 1 2 6 3 0 8 220 14 16 30 80 17 35 6 35 24 9 31 14 29 17 52 32 26 23 93 30 24 19 32 12 42 17 9 123 1,862 2 Wheatland 38 Wibaux 14 Yellowstone Totals 15 Fatalities by County 1955 to 1964 County 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 Page Total County 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 Page Total Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter Cascade Choteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis & Clark Liberty Lincoln Madison 4 8 1 1 3 1 12 2 3 1 9 8 2 6 4 4 0 13 2 0 9 7 1 5 1 4 8 1 2 11 3 4 4 1 13 6 5 1 2 11 1 4 9 7 0 14 0 2 9 3 1 10 8 0 6 3 6 2 2 5 4 0 13 2 5 0 5 4 2 2 5 4 1 1 1 0 6 9 2 4 8 6 7 0 4 4 3 5 2 0 14 1 3 3 4 3 2 1 2 7 6 7 1 9 4 2 4 3 3 1 4 1 4 2 6 6 6 0 10 5 7 1 0 3 0 5 14 8 1 8 2 3 4 8 2 4 6 2 3 5 5 4 2 1 2 2 13 0 4 0 3 5 1 3 12 9 1 12 0 2 9 4 4 11 12 0 4 1 2 7 7 0 5 0 24 2 11 0 1 8 0 5 15 23 2 8 3 1 6 7 9 4 15 0 5 4 3 7 5 0 2 0 24 4 2 1 2 6 0 6 11 5 0 8 2 5 6 2 1 8 4 0 6 6 5 15 2 3 3 0 12 3 2 0 4 5 0 5 2 13 3 10 4 1 5 2 2 10 6 1 6 5 4 10 5 0 6 0 15 7 5 0 6 6 0 6 13 13 5 7 1 0 6 4 1 7 12 1 3 3 39 70 36 25 37 4 150 32 47 7 36 59 8 43 87 93 19 88 16 23 64 48 27 66 75 McCone Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley 0 1 4 17 10 3 0 2 3 2 4 0 1 4 14 3 1 3 6 2 3 0 6 1 8 4 1 13 236 0 0 3 15 5 6 0 6 7 5 10 2 4 4 6 5 0 2 8 2 2 8 1 2 10 1 1 12 267 4 2 0 8 2 6 0 5 4 1 0 2 5 3 9 5 4 3 5 2 1 2 5 3 8 7 1 7 210 1 0 1 10 4 3 0 1 3 0 5 5 8 3 5 3 5 0 4 2 2 0 4 1 6 4 0 10 193 2 3 4 19 0 6 0 0 3 2 3 0 6 3 7 10 5 3 6 2 6 1 1 0 11 2 1 17 248 1 0 5 6 1 5 1 5 2 0 4 2 5 1 13 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 10 3 0 10 222 3 1 7 11 4 5 0 0 9 1 8 3 1 2 2 3 0 1 3 3 1 2 3 2 7 5 0 14 275 1 3 10 7 2 4 0 7 3 0 1 7 7 7 7 7 1 3 15 5 3 1 2 0 7 0 1 19 256 0 4 9 9 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 4 1 6 5 4 3 1 4 2 6 3 3 2 9 2 1 14 228 0 0 1 6 0 5 1 1 3 0 5 2 6 3 7 5 4 2 9 0 5 4 7 1 1 2 0 33 259 12 14 44 108 28 46 2 27 38 12 42 27 44 36 75 48 26 21 64 23 31 23 33 13 77 30 6 149 2,394 15 Wheatland 52 Wibaux 29 Yellowstone Totals 16 Fatalities by County 1965 to 1974 County 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Page Total County 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Page Total Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter Cascade Choteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis & Clark Liberty Lincoln Madison 5 9 3 0 6 2 17 2 4 1 2 5 1 5 10 8 3 5 0 6 5 6 0 10 11 1 7 5 11 10 2 2 4 2 17 1 2 1 6 7 1 5 6 9 0 15 0 1 5 4 2 9 21 0 9 3 5 11 11 1 5 5 17 4 3 1 4 6 0 1 23 4 2 3 0 6 12 5 9 11 10 0 9 6 5 17 3 1 2 1 7 3 4 5 10 7 1 5 8 13 1 9 1 4 5 4 5 13 6 5 10 2 6 11 3 0 3 0 23 5 6 2 5 2 3 7 15 13 1 13 4 5 4 6 4 8 15 8 6 1 3 19 3 3 6 0 23 7 2 1 5 5 2 3 19 11 0 8 1 6 5 6 1 16 15 1 4 3 3 11 4 2 3 0 15 1 9 0 3 4 1 3 21 13 2 17 3 2 5 5 1 19 14 0 15 2 4 9 10 12 3 2 15 6 13 0 9 6 4 6 16 13 3 10 3 1 9 9 3 16 15 3 5 9 4 14 3 1 3 0 8 11 8 2 3 5 2 6 25 11 1 11 1 2 0 8 1 11 8 2 12 1 6 5 4 0 4 1 16 1 8 2 4 5 1 8 13 10 2 9 2 4 3 8 1 16 14 2 7 2 52 116 46 22 39 13 158 41 59 15 51 52 16 49 156 105 15 100 15 37 53 61 27 129 129 McCone Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley 0 1 8 25 3 1 1 4 1 1 6 4 7 3 8 4 2 1 13 2 11 4 3 0 6 1 3 18 280 3 1 3 21 1 10 0 1 6 0 7 0 5 0 3 5 8 3 13 1 5 1 2 1 5 0 1 15 276 1 4 9 20 1 4 0 3 5 3 11 1 8 4 6 1 4 6 10 4 6 1 5 1 7 0 1 19 319 3 1 7 10 1 6 0 3 2 3 10 2 10 3 6 6 5 3 3 5 5 0 5 3 10 1 1 18 289 5 2 6 18 1 5 4 3 13 10 9 3 5 4 4 7 2 3 13 9 0 8 0 0 6 1 0 19 339 1 0 12 19 1 5 1 4 4 4 5 1 7 2 2 20 4 4 10 0 0 4 4 3 8 0 1 14 318 6 0 3 33 5 6 1 5 5 3 6 5 7 2 6 9 1 4 5 2 4 2 1 0 3 1 1 24 328 3 2 8 35 6 5 1 3 4 0 11 1 8 4 9 3 5 5 12 6 6 5 0 1 6 7 1 24 395 1 2 11 25 3 7 2 2 1 0 10 2 9 2 3 8 1 2 13 3 9 0 3 1 5 2 2 30 323 1 1 6 16 5 9 1 4 0 2 7 0 5 3 6 7 4 0 10 6 1 2 2 0 7 2 1 33 299 24 14 73 222 27 58 11 32 41 26 82 19 71 27 53 70 36 31 102 38 47 27 25 10 63 15 12 214 3,166 22 Wheatland 84 Wibaux 34 Yellowstone Totals 17 Fatalities by County 1975 to 1984 County 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Page Total County 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Page Total Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter Cascade Choteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis & Clark Liberty Lincoln Madison 12 15 2 2 0 0 20 3 5 2 1 6 3 4 12 8 1 14 0 6 5 4 2 18 14 0 4 3 11 14 4 0 1 3 20 2 3 3 5 4 1 3 12 10 0 17 5 0 5 8 1 9 8 2 4 9 6 3 11 2 5 0 35 2 3 0 3 8 0 6 26 10 1 13 0 1 12 8 0 8 9 1 4 5 5 8 4 4 3 0 19 2 4 0 1 4 0 8 18 12 1 14 0 4 0 9 3 11 10 1 3 6 10 14 4 5 3 2 20 1 2 0 2 4 2 3 21 10 2 16 2 3 8 3 1 13 15 1 4 6 6 11 3 2 5 1 20 3 2 5 6 3 1 11 17 8 1 14 0 5 6 3 1 11 12 0 2 4 11 14 6 2 3 1 17 3 8 1 9 1 2 3 19 15 1 9 2 3 7 2 0 14 12 0 6 5 4 7 5 2 5 0 14 4 3 2 2 1 2 1 5 12 2 9 2 1 11 6 3 13 13 0 3 2 6 5 3 1 3 2 18 1 1 1 3 4 1 9 17 7 4 12 0 1 3 6 0 9 11 6 5 5 2 5 5 3 2 2 10 0 3 0 4 2 3 5 25 9 3 5 0 1 2 9 4 6 8 1 6 3 73 96 47 23 30 11 193 21 34 14 36 37 15 53 172 101 16 123 11 25 59 58 15 112 112 McCone Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley 0 1 6 23 1 1 0 0 4 1 4 3 7 1 11 12 9 1 16 0 10 5 3 2 0 2 0 9 298 1 4 3 21 2 5 1 3 3 2 9 0 7 4 7 7 10 1 10 5 1 4 9 1 1 0 0 15 300 3 1 6 20 4 3 0 11 4 0 1 0 4 4 6 11 1 1 10 1 4 5 3 2 6 0 0 22 315 1 5 8 21 1 5 0 2 1 1 5 2 8 3 6 7 3 1 3 4 4 1 0 0 3 3 3 16 271 2 3 11 28 1 8 0 7 6 1 7 1 2 5 8 7 9 2 11 9 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 20 332 3 4 7 28 2 6 0 12 4 1 6 3 6 6 6 5 3 4 8 4 2 2 1 0 6 0 2 31 325 6 4 1 16 1 3 2 7 1 0 6 0 9 11 14 4 9 2 10 5 1 3 3 0 9 1 1 33 338 2 0 5 20 0 7 0 3 2 2 5 0 9 8 8 2 3 2 8 3 4 3 3 0 8 0 0 13 254 4 1 9 17 2 6 2 2 0 2 5 1 8 3 6 10 11 3 4 2 4 2 4 1 1 2 0 30 286 0 0 1 14 2 3 0 2 2 2 7 1 4 4 9 6 8 2 5 3 3 0 3 0 2 1 3 23 238 22 23 57 208 16 47 5 49 27 12 55 11 64 49 81 71 66 19 85 36 33 27 30 7 38 9 10 212 2,957 12 Wheatland 41 Wibaux 48 Yellowstone Totals 18 Fatalities by County 1985 to 1994 County 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Page Total County 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Page Total Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter Cascade Choteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis & Clark Liberty Lincoln Madison 4 5 2 5 4 0 11 2 0 0 3 5 1 3 15 13 0 11 2 3 4 7 0 7 9 0 12 2 5 5 5 1 3 2 9 3 4 1 1 2 2 0 10 4 1 6 1 3 7 2 0 11 9 0 6 4 4 8 0 1 2 1 12 1 3 0 5 5 1 6 22 13 1 14 1 0 4 1 0 12 15 0 8 6 6 12 1 0 3 0 12 1 6 0 1 0 0 2 19 5 1 5 0 1 0 2 4 10 13 0 2 4 3 5 5 5 1 0 10 2 1 0 0 7 0 5 14 1 0 6 0 0 3 2 0 8 7 0 3 2 3 11 8 0 1 0 14 3 2 0 2 6 0 3 16 5 0 1 1 5 4 7 2 10 6 0 6 4 3 12 3 1 2 1 16 0 2 0 2 2 0 7 16 22 1 10 0 2 5 4 1 8 8 0 4 1 3 8 2 1 3 1 13 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 17 15 0 4 0 3 2 3 2 8 10 0 5 0 6 10 4 1 3 1 11 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 13 5 0 11 0 1 7 4 2 9 11 1 9 3 12 10 1 3 2 0 14 3 2 0 3 1 0 3 7 5 1 6 0 3 2 7 0 21 3 1 6 1 49 86 31 18 24 6 122 16 23 1 21 29 5 35 149 88 5 74 5 21 38 39 11 104 91 McCone Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley 1 3 2 22 0 3 0 2 0 0 4 0 9 4 5 8 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 19 223 3 0 3 8 1 3 0 1 7 3 5 1 6 0 9 7 3 2 10 4 2 0 5 0 5 1 0 26 222 0 1 2 12 2 3 1 5 2 2 8 1 7 3 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 5 2 0 3 0 2 9 234 2 0 6 15 3 4 0 3 3 1 2 0 5 3 8 2 2 2 5 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 9 198 0 0 2 22 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 5 7 0 8 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 21 181 0 1 5 14 2 1 0 3 3 1 6 1 3 4 5 6 7 0 11 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 13 212 1 2 2 11 0 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 4 2 3 2 4 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 19 200 0 0 5 11 1 6 0 1 0 2 4 0 5 2 3 8 1 1 5 2 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 15 190 0 1 6 9 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 10 7 2 1 7 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 12 194 0 0 3 10 0 4 0 0 3 1 5 0 12 1 4 3 2 0 9 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 16 202 7 8 36 134 11 31 4 17 19 12 40 3 52 20 55 51 31 8 62 26 15 16 15 6 24 8 5 159 2,056 2 Wheatland 61 Wibaux 27 Yellowstone Totals 19 Fatalities by County 1995 to 2003 County 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Page Total All Years County 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Page Total All Years Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter Cascade Choteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis & Clark Liberty Lincoln Madison 10 7 5 3 4 0 5 3 2 1 1 7 1 1 11 6 2 0 1 2 7 4 0 17 11 3 3 8 9 5 2 0 0 0 6 4 1 1 2 2 2 2 14 10 1 4 1 0 5 1 0 11 7 0 3 3 2 6 1 1 8 3 10 2 2 0 1 7 0 5 18 17 3 13 0 4 10 8 0 15 4 0 12 5 3 6 3 1 4 1 15 1 0 1 2 6 0 6 17 14 0 12 1 3 2 12 2 8 8 1 4 1 2 13 4 0 13 1 11 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 12 9 0 8 0 3 4 2 0 13 12 1 1 3 5 11 8 2 3 0 13 3 3 0 1 1 0 5 14 15 0 8 0 4 1 2 0 13 3 1 8 2 2 10 4 5 3 0 12 1 1 0 2 2 1 4 21 14 4 2 0 4 2 3 4 8 4 0 7 0 5 17 2 2 11 0 8 6 3 1 0 2 1 5 14 17 1 11 0 2 2 5 0 18 12 2 5 6 4 10 5 1 5 1 13 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 22 23 0 9 0 1 2 4 0 23 5 0 7 3 42 85 34 15 51 6 93 27 13 4 9 32 5 31 143 125 11 67 3 23 35 41 6 126 66 8 50 31 301 523 269 134 268 48 947 176 239 56 203 296 66 280 832 620 88 525 56 172 298 319 114 612 577 McCone Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley 0 1 2 11 0 1 0 2 4 0 3 1 9 0 7 3 6 0 6 5 0 3 1 0 4 4 0 17 215 1 2 10 16 1 8 1 0 4 0 0 2 11 1 2 5 3 0 8 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 16 198 0 1 9 19 3 7 0 3 4 6 1 0 6 1 6 4 5 0 9 2 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 15 265 0 1 5 15 1 5 1 2 2 1 3 1 12 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 19 237 0 1 3 16 0 5 0 5 1 0 1 0 4 2 6 4 2 0 9 11 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 22 220 0 0 8 25 1 5 0 3 0 2 10 0 9 4 3 1 3 0 3 3 3 2 1 0 3 3 0 19 237 0 0 8 16 0 7 3 1 5 2 6 0 11 1 6 1 6 2 2 2 5 3 3 1 2 2 0 15 230 2 1 5 12 2 6 0 1 4 4 6 2 5 0 5 1 4 0 6 5 4 1 6 2 2 0 1 24 269 1 3 5 15 0 9 0 2 5 1 6 1 9 2 4 2 5 0 7 4 0 1 0 2 7 1 0 23 262 4 10 55 145 8 53 5 19 29 16 36 7 76 14 43 25 38 6 54 39 19 14 18 6 26 95 90 319 972 126 308 45 200 205 90 314 91 368 186 375 308 239 119 569 207 180 134 177 57 312 66 Wheatland 344 Wibaux 191 Yellowstone Totals 12 98 4 49 170 1,130 2,133 15,983 20 Fatalities by County 2004 County 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Page Total All Years County 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Page Total All Years Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter Cascade Choteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis & Clark Liberty Lincoln Madison 5 8 3 5 6 0 10 5 1 0 3 1 2 1 19 16 0 11 0 3 3 6 0 12 4 0 1 4 McCone Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone Totals 3 1 5 13 0 5 2 1 5 2 1 0 6 3 0 5 7 1 6 6 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 20 229 21 Crashes by County County Beaverhead Big Horn Blaine Broadwater Carbon Carter Cascade Choteau Custer Daniels Dawson Deer Lodge Fallon Fergus Flathead Gallatin Garfield Glacier Golden Valley Granite Hill Jefferson Judith Basin Lake Lewis & Clark Liberty Lincoln Madison All Crashes 196 174 66 162 205 14 2,178 87 280 44 242 130 43 215 1,975 1,815 18 144 22 122 381 382 50 565 1,760 14 258 163 Fatal Crashes 5 8 3 4 4 0 9 5 1 0 2 1 2 1 17 12 0 8 0 3 2 6 0 11 4 0 1 4 Injury Crashes 37 65 20 45 72 4 499 23 46 13 56 36 11 69 652 398 14 58 9 41 72 78 12 210 400 3 97 44 Prop Dam Crashes 154 101 43 113 129 10 1,670 59 233 31 184 93 30 145 1,305 1,405 4 77 13 78 307 298 38 344 1,356 11 160 115 County McCone Meagher Mineral Missoula Musselshell Park Petroleum Phillips Pondera Powder River Powell Prairie Ravalli Richland Roosevelt Rosebud Sanders Sheridan Silver Bow Stillwater Sweet Grass Teton Toole Treasure Valley Wheatland Wibaux Yellowstone Totals All Crashes 22 34 258 2,529 74 414 26 81 98 46 223 44 747 140 99 128 188 59 675 221 107 107 76 28 144 43 30 3,432 21,778 Fatal Crashes 3 1 5 13 0 5 2 1 4 2 1 0 6 3 0 5 6 1 6 6 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 20 209 Injury Crashes 9 15 55 732 18 109 12 31 22 9 62 13 180 46 33 42 89 21 151 67 33 22 20 13 44 10 7 1,048 5,997 Prop Dam Crashes 10 18 198 1,784 56 299 12 49 72 35 160 31 560 91 66 81 93 37 518 148 72 83 56 15 98 33 21 2,364 15,566 22 Crashes by Collision Type Collision Type Rear End Sideswipe, Same Direction Sideswipe, Opposite Direction Left Turn, Same Direction Left Turn, Opposite Direction Right Angle Right Turn, Same Direction Right Turn, Opposite Direction Head-On Other Single Vehicle Total All Crashes 4,235 1,110 409 175 481 4,123 103 30 285 1,935 8,892 19.45% 5.10% 1.88% 0.80% 2.21% 18.93% 0.47% 0.14% 1.31% 8.89% 40.83% Fatal Crashes 6 2 3 0 3 20 0 0 21 6 148 209 2.87% 0.96% 1.44% 0.00% 1.44% 9.57% 0.00% 0.00% 10.05% 2.87% 70.81% 100.00% Injury Crashes 1,257 145 103 34 154 1,295 8 9 139 151 2,703 5,998 20.96% 2.42% 1.72% 0.57% 2.57% 21.59% 0.13% 0.15% 2.32% 2.52% 45.07% 100.00% 21,778 100.00% Drivers by Police Reported Alcohol/Drugs Presence Police Reported Alcohol / Drugs Presence Neither Alcohol nor Drugs Alcohol Present Drugs Present Alcohol and Drugs Present Not Reported Unknown Total Drivers in All Crashes 30,689 1,954 91 86 162 612 91.35% 5.82% 0.27% 0.26% 0.48% 1.82% Drivers in Fatal Crashes 118 67 2 6 11 70 274 43.07% 24.45% 0.73% 2.19% 4.01% 25.55% 100.00% Drivers in Injury Crashes 8,123 1,033 33 45 79 246 9,559 84.98% 10.81% 0.35% 0.47% 0.83% 2.57% 100.00% 33,594 100.00% 23 Fatalities by Age and Sex All Fatalities (includes pedestrians) 20% 18% 16% Percent of Total 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% <15 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 >64 Age of Fatalities Male (148 Fatalities) Female (81 Fatalities) Vehicle Occupants Only (does not include pedestrians) 25% 20% Percent of Total 15% 10% 5% 0% <15 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 >64 Age of Fatalities Male (142 Fatalities) Female (77 Fatalities) 24 Drivers by Belt Use/Injury Classification Restraint Use None Used Shoulder Belt Only Lap Belt Only Shoulder & Lap Belt Child Safety Seat Helmet Used Use Unknown Improper Use Total No Injury Possible Injury NonIncapac. Injury Incapac. Injury Fatal Injury Severity Unknown Died Prior to Crash Unknown Total 1,034 103 233 19,721 N/A 28 5,171 4 26,294 312 15 35 1,992 N/A 23 532 2 2,911 482 15 16 1,035 N/A 56 161 5 1,770 382 6 6 482 N/A 78 65 3 1,022 112 0 0 37 N/A 8 4 1 162 84 6 2 175 N/A 9 64 0 340 1 0 0 1 N/A 0 1 0 3 11 0 0 13 N/A 2 972 0 998 2,418 145 292 23,456 N/A 204 6,970 15 33,500 * The total number of drivers in this table will be smaller than the total number of drivers in other tables because this table excludes non-motorists (bicyclists, etc) since belt use does not apply to non-motorists. 25 Non-Drivers by Belt Use/Injury Classification Restraint Use None Used Shoulder Belt Only Lap Belt Only Shoulder & Lap Belt Child Safety Seat Helmet Used Use Unknown Improper Use Total No Injury Possible Injury NonIncapac. Injury Incapac. Injury Fatal Injury Severity Unknown Died Prior to Crash Unknown Total 888 48 418 4,799 839 2 1,191 3 8,188 250 5 64 874 99 4 203 3 1,502 339 7 35 424 24 9 43 2 883 272 2 13 174 4 15 18 1 499 40 0 0 10 0 3 4 0 57 67 3 7 86 5 4 26 2 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 1 9 7 0 24 0 76 1,891 65 538 6,376 978 37 1,509 11 11,405 * The total number of drivers in this table will be smaller than the total number of drivers in other tables because this table excludes non-motorists (bicyclists, etc) since belt use does not apply to non-motorists. 26 Crashes by Day-of-Week Fatal Crashes Day of Week Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 43 30 24 29 21 25 31 203 36 33 31 26 27 24 24 201 41 32 23 21 37 33 45 232 46 33 35 21 25 31 48 239 40 28 20 23 31 29 38 209 All Crashes Day of Week Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 3,247 2,519 2,897 3,073 3,402 3,299 3,826 22,263 3,073 2,451 3,157 3,091 3,082 3,215 4,046 22,115 3,445 2,504 3,250 3,514 3,414 3,484 3,918 23,529 3,318 2,555 3,465 3,182 3,579 3,451 4,119 23,669 3,103 2,371 3,020 3,106 3,195 3,225 3,758 21,778 27 Crashes by Month Fatal Crashes Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Total 2000 12 9 15 20 9 23 21 22 30 17 12 13 203 2001 8 10 11 19 13 15 28 32 15 13 21 16 201 2002 12 8 9 11 23 31 22 28 28 16 24 20 232 2003 18 12 11 11 20 24 28 35 24 20 20 16 239 2004 8 11 15 11 22 21 23 22 23 21 15 17 209 All Crashes Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Total 2000 2144 1714 1477 1399 1537 1762 1850 1740 1872 1817 2540 2411 22263 2001 1965 1797 1466 1632 1581 1769 1898 1948 1665 1972 2251 2171 22115 2002 2239 1838 2243 1575 1697 1702 1958 1933 1881 2163 2046 2254 23529 2003 2101 1922 1862 1490 1714 1743 1960 1832 1831 2123 2560 2531 23669 2004 2289 1593 1522 1502 1631 1785 1946 1885 1755 1847 1876 2147 21778 28 Crash/Injury Severity During Daylight Hours Crash severity represents the most severe injury that was sustained by any person involved in a crash. Injury severity represents the actual injuries sustained by all the people involved in a crash. Crash Severity Fatal Incapacitating Injury Non-incapacitating Injury Number of Crashes *All Interstate Primary Secondary Roads Only Only Only 108 698 1,109 23 91 135 28 218 300 34 214 344 * Injury Severity Fatal Incapacitating Injury Non-incapacitating Injury Injured, Severity Unknown Possible Injury No Injury Unknown Total Number of Injuries *All Interstate Primary Secondary Roads Only Only Only 117 942 1,599 345 3,193 25,996 114 32,306 25 139 192 14 173 1,819 3 2,365 30 304 456 110 893 6,955 49 8,797 36 279 499 128 1,388 10,176 28 12,534 Possible Injury Property Damage Only Unknown Total 2,151 10,110 52 14,228 112 969 2 1,332 584 2,410 11 3,551 954 3,665 15 5,226 * All roads includes Interstate, Primary, Secondary, Rural and Urban * Injury severity does not include "died prior to accident" 29 Crash/Injury Severity During Non-Daylight Hours Crash severity represents the most severe injury that was sustained by any person involved in a crash. Injury severity represents the actual injuries sustained by all the people involved in a crash. Crash Severity *All Roads Number of Crashes Interstate Primary Only Only Secondary Only *Injury Severity *All Roads Number of Injuries Interstate Primary Only Only Secondary Only Fatal Incapacitating Injury Non-incapacitating Injury 101 462 714 15 65 92 27 118 145 29 154 222 Fatal Incapacitating Injury Non-incapacitating Injury Injured Severity Unknown Possible Injury No Injury Unknown Total 112 614 1,093 218 1,261 9,425 121 12,844 15 81 128 24 123 1,272 6 1,649 31 160 236 43 330 2,411 12 3,223 33 202 358 86 465 3,164 35 4,343 Possible Injury Property Damage Only Unknown Total 857 5,317 84 7,535 82 869 4 1,127 220 1,163 8 1,681 323 1,504 21 2,253 *All roads includes Interstate, Primary, Secondary, Rural and Urban *Injury severity does not include "died prior to accident" 30 Crashes by Light Condition Fatal Crashes Light Condition 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Dark-Lighted Dark-not Lighted Dawn Daylight Dusk Unknown Total 8 74 4 108 8 1 203 8 75 6 108 3 1 201 13 99 4 106 8 2 232 11 96 5 120 7 0 239 12 80 4 108 4 1 209 All Crashes Light Condition 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Dark-Lighted Dark-not Lighted Dawn Daylight Dusk Unknown Total 1,908 4,601 395 14,507 659 193 22,263 1,911 4,466 357 14,645 577 159 22,115 2,066 4,914 426 15,379 584 160 23,529 2,092 5,195 417 15,188 644 131 23,667 1,898 4,560 395 14,232 528 165 21,778 31 Crashes by Road Condition Fatal Crashes Road Condition Dry Wet Snow or Slush Ice Sand, Mud, Dirt Loose Gravel Other Total 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 159 14 7 16 0 6 1 203 156 10 5 20 2 5 3 201 182 15 6 14 1 11 3 232 183 10 12 22 1 10 1 239 153 22 4 17 1 9 3 209 All Crashes Road Condition Dry Debris Wet Snow or Slush Ice Sand, Mud, Dirt Loose Gravel Other Unknown Total 22,263 22,115 23,529 23,669 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 13,649 N/A 1,681 2,158 3,830 138 578 229 14,756 13 1,810 1,683 2,928 162 606 157 14,722 11 1,922 2,121 3,797 157 615 184 14,400 17 1,966 2,362 4,060 152 557 155 14,798 4 2,057 1,402 2,620 184 539 41 133 21,778 32 Crashes by Trafficway Fatal Crashes Trafficway Interstate U.S. Route State Route County Road City Street Private 2000 36 53 73 37 4 0 203 2001 36 75 55 32 3 0 201 2002 48 62 70 44 7 1 232 2003 42 78 67 47 3 2 239 2004 38 55 63 45 7 1 209 Total All Crashes Trafficway Interstate U.S. Route State Route County Road City Street Private 2000 2,735 5,606 6,866 3,208 3,684 164 22,263 2001 2,565 5,418 7,355 2,894 3,721 162 22,115 2002 2,932 5,633 7,746 3,064 3,970 184 23,529 2003 3,080 5,400 8,021 2,999 3,981 175 23,656 2004 2,460 5,239 7,480 2,862 3,583 154 21,778 Total 33 Driver-Related Contributing Circumstances By Roadway Type *Contributing Circumstances Careless Driving Cell Phone use Disregard Marker/Signal Exceed Stated Speed Limit Failed to Yield Right of Way Fall Asleep, Fainted, Etc. Followed Too Closely Improper Backing Operation Improper Lane Change Improper Parking Improper Passing Improper Signals Inattentive Driving License Restriction Made Improper Turn None Other Too Fast For Conditions Under Inf. Of Alcohol Under Inf. Of Drugs Wrong Side or Wrong Way Totals Interstate Fatal 9 1 1 7 6 39 27 51 148 55 2 2 38 1 10 1 15 1 452 3 11 8 7 9 4 1 2 67 569 145 658 113 12 9 2,850 2 31 4 12 20 2 8 151 20 2 5 12 8 3 Total 500 22 Primary Fatal Total 1,455 14 254 77 821 146 573 39 122 7 58 7 1,746 14 137 3,124 334 569 368 23 45 9,933 24 1 2 26 4 11 21 1 6 143 1 1 1 5 11 5 10 13 Secondary Fatal Total 2,006 28 468 109 1,446 168 702 100 183 18 81 13 2,689 29 236 4,604 449 792 593 41 70 14,825 5 7 19 24 4 4 18 2 3 13 1 4 12 Rural / County Fatal Total 937 14 77 108 177 81 32 31 5 7 23 6 796 21 27 405 288 958 523 32 38 4,586 19 6 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 Urban / Local Fatal Total 997 15 162 94 1,108 30 100 253 24 46 25 4 1,371 21 102 2,629 248 366 295 22 44 7,956 2 1 1 Private Fatal Total 47 1 14 1 14 38 15 24 29 3 3 3 1 51 1 3 55 18 22 13 78 4 4 76 25 55 70 8 20 257 498 59 Totals Fatal Total 5,942 77 1,000 416 3,617 573 1,462 454 372 82 197 31 7,105 89 516 11,386 1,482 3,365 1,905 130 206 40,407 116 * There are five contributing circumstances allowed per driver/vehicle combination, however the investigating officer may use all or none of them. 34 Vehicles by First Harmful Event First Harmful Event Non-Collision Fire/Explosion Immersion Jackknife Other Non-collision Overturn Unknown Collision With Bridge Parapet End Bridge Rail Bridge/Pier/Abutment Culvert Curb Ditch Domestic Animal Embankment Fence Guardrail End Guardrail Face Highway Traffic Sign Post 8 75 38 49 115 557 231 410 618 120 439 190 0 0 2 1 2 10 4 9 6 1 4 4 3 25 6 24 32 221 47 180 149 53 101 55 Total 35,818 285 9,842 91 11 84 153 2,207 10 0 0 0 3 62 0 1 2 15 50 1,088 1 All Crashes Fatal Crashes Injury Crashes First Harmful Event Impact Attenuator Luminaire/Light Support Motor Veh. At RR Crossing MV in Transp. Other roadway Motor Vehicle in Transport Mail Box Median Barrier Other Fixed Object Other Object, not Fixed Other Post Overhead Sign Support Parked Motor Vehicle Pedalcycle Pedestrian Railway Train Rock or Boulder Tree Utility Pole Wild Animal All Crashes 29 106 14 2 24,840 97 168 254 154 172 10 1,744 166 153 14 98 361 235 1,795 Fatal Crashes 2 2 0 0 129 0 1 6 1 8 1 3 2 10 0 1 9 0 2 Injury Crashes 12 30 3 0 6,798 17 36 64 20 43 3 140 140 111 5 36 136 81 114 35 Vehicles by Most Harmful Event Most Harmful Event Non-Collision Fire/Explosion Immersion Jackknife Other Non-collision Overturn Unknown Collision With Bridge Parapet End Bridge Rail Bridge/Pier/Abutment Culvert Curb Ditch Domestic Animal Embankment Fence Guardrail End Guardrail Face Highway Traffic Sign Post 6 65 36 43 32 439 221 315 518 96 394 132 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 1 0 2 1 1 17 6 14 7 162 42 123 69 29 71 17 112 16 51 111 2,979 8 5 0 0 1 110 0 14 4 4 39 1,567 1 All Crashes Fatal Crashes Injury Crashes Most Harmful Event Impact Attenuator Luminaire/Light Support Motor Veh. At RR Crossing MV in Transp. Other roadway Motor Vehicle in Transport Mail Box Median Barrier Other Fixed Object Other Object, not Fixed Other Post Overhead Sign Support Parked Motor Vehicle Pedalcycle Pedestrian Railway Train Rock or Boulder Tree Utility Pole Wild Animal Total All Crashes 9 103 16 2 24,691 66 151 296 137 95 9 1,799 164 153 15 100 440 260 1,734 35,814 Fatal Crashes 0 2 0 0 125 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 2 10 0 0 8 0 1 285 Injury Crashes 2 25 5 0 6,703 3 26 86 18 11 2 156 138 111 5 27 168 87 82 9,842 36 Vehicles by Body Style Body Style Passenger Car (Unknown) Van Bus School Bus Pickup (Category Unknown) Truck/Truck-Tractor Motorhome Motorcycle Ambulance Farm Tractor/Machinery Construction Equipment Pickup with Camper Bicycle Snowmobile Other Fire Truck Small Pickup Standard Pickup Subcompact Car Compact Car Mid-Size Car Large Passenger Car Small Station Wagon Mid-Size Station Wagon Large Station Wagon Moped Mini Van Sport Utility Tow Truck in Transit Working Construction Equipment Unknown Vehicle Type Total All Crashes 9,212 891 65 65 3,958 1,201 51 400 13 18 22 28 171 1 135 7 1,464 3,782 558 2,564 4,833 1,119 289 243 74 5 772 3,421 13 41 373 35,789 Fatal Crashes 15 12 0 0 6 16 0 20 0 1 0 1 2 0 5 0 18 58 4 25 40 12 4 1 0 0 4 39 0 1 1 285 Injury Crashes 1,002 318 17 9 373 289 9 325 1 8 6 9 145 1 36 2 590 1,441 209 1,021 1,826 387 102 105 33 3 260 1,288 7 5 15 9,842 37 Motorcycle Crashes 400 20 325 21 405 Total Crashes Fatal Crashes Injury Crashes Persons Killed Persons Injured Where Crash Occurred Interstate Highways U.S. Highways State Highways County Roads City Streets Other Trafficways Total Fatal 5 4 4 5 3 0 21 Total 30 112 136 68 52 2 400 Motorcyclist Sobriety (drivers only) Neither Alcohol nor Drugs Present Alcohol Present Alcohol and Drugs Present Drugs Present Not Reported Unknown Total * Rural = Statewide minus Urban Statewide Total 311 54 0 1 5 23 394 Fatal 8 2 0 0 1 5 16 Urban Total 42 3 0 0 1 4 50 0 0 0 1 2 3 Fatal *Rural Total 269 51 0 1 4 19 344 Fatal 8 2 0 0 0 3 13 38 Helmet Usage by Age of Driver Statewide Age Total Used 14 & Under 15 to 17 18 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 64 65 & Over Not Stated Total 5 6 14 22 26 88 11 1 173 5 4 16 43 40 107 5 7 227 Not Fatal Used 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 7 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 9 Not Total Used 2 1 4 1 2 3 0 0 13 2 0 1 11 10 10 1 4 39 Not Urban Fatal Used 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 Not Total Used 3 5 10 21 24 85 11 1 160 3 4 15 32 30 97 4 3 188 Not *Rural Fatal Used 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 Not Helmet Usage by Age of Passenger Statewide Age Total Used 14 & Under 15 to 17 18 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 64 65 & Over Not Stated Total 5 1 3 1 0 23 0 0 33 1 3 1 8 4 15 0 0 32 Not Fatal Used 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Not Total Used 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 Not Urban Fatal Used 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Not Total Used 5 1 3 1 0 23 0 0 33 0 3 1 6 4 13 0 0 27 Not *Rural Fatal Used 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Not * Rural = Statewide minus Urban 39 Motor Vehicle Inspection Data The Motor Vehicle Inspection Section performs roadside inspections on commercial motor vehicles and drivers to ensure their compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and the Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations. The Bureau employs nine full time inspectors who perform roadside inspections as well as safety fitness reviews on motor carriers in Montana. These inspectors along with the Montana Highway Patrol Officers and the Motor Carrier Services Division of the Montana Department of Transportation have recorded the following information: Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Inspections 39,105 38,471 45,628 43,112 48,346 41,528 41,559 39,973 Fatal Crashes 21 16 13 27 25 19 23 16 Vehicle Out-of-Service Violations Year 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Number of Vehicle Out-of-Service Violations 4,162 4,675 5,775 5,462 7,315 7,745 8,892 8,112 40 Safety Fitness Reviews Number of Motor Carriers Motor Carrier Rating 2000 Unsatisfactory Conditional Satisfactory Total Reviews 29 47 29 105 2001 8 19 17 44 2002 9 12 12 33 2003 2 0 2 4 2004 5 23 29 57 Major Violations Violation Type Improper or no medical certificate False Log No Log or Log not current 10 or 15 hour violations 60 or 70 hour violations Possession or usage of drugs Possession or usage of alcohol No seat belt used Brakes out-of-adjustment Steering violations Tire violations Shipping Paper violations Improper Placarding 2000 1,296 1,059 7,992 2,016 855 6 101 258 1,782 784 1,535 160 213 2001 1,282 1,708 9 2,822 966 4 220 197 2,855 1,294 2,287 165 214 2002 1,392 1,476 3,682 2,171 746 2 130 215 2,703 1,018 2,745 218 347 2003 1,389 1,237 3,116 1,948 776 7 87 215 2,270 815 2,870 179 267 2004 1,267 1,082 2,821 3,922 478 4 107 180 2,001 784 3,013 113 227 41