Press Release from Idaho Transportation Department
BOISE, Idaho – Eighty-two* lives were lost in traffic crashes during the 100 Deadliest Days on Idaho roads. The Idaho Office of Highway Safety (OHS) has preliminary data on this year’s 100 Deadliest Days, when there is a spike in fatal and serious injury crashes across the state. From Memorial Day through Labor Day more people are out of school or work, on vacation, and celebrating. Risky driving behaviors like distracted driving, impaired driving, and speeding increase.
The 82* people killed this summer is slightly fewer than the 93 people killed during the 100 Deadliest Days last year. For all of 2024 so far 156* people have died in traffic crashes, compared to 165 last year. 2023 was the deadliest year for traffic crashes in over a decade.
“While there were fewer crashes than last summer, we still lost 82 people during the 100 Deadliest Days. Every traffic death is a tragedy, and we can do more to prevent them,” said Highway Safety Manager Josephine Middleton. “Whether we are driving for work or fun, we can always drive engaged, always drive sober, and obey speed limits so that we don’t lose more Idahoans to traffic crashes.”
Top 10 Contributing Circumstances for crashes during the 100 Deadliest Days (in no particular order):
- Fail to maintain lane
- Speeding
- Alcohol impairment
- Inattention
- Fail to yield
- Crossed centerline
- Overcorrecting
- Following too close
- Improper turn
- Drug impairment
100 Deadliest Days deaths* by ITD District and County:
District 1
- Kootenai – 5
- Bonner – 3
- Boundary – 2
- Shoshone – 2
- Benewah – 0
District 2
- Idaho – 4
- Nez Perce – 3
- Clearwater – 1
- Latah – 0
- Lewis – 0
District 3
- Ada – 9
- Canyon – 8
- Payette – 4
- Owyhee – 2
- Gem – 1
- Elmore – 1
- Adams- 0
- Valley – 0
- Washington – 0
- Boise – 0
District 4
- Twin Falls – 6
- Gooding – 4
- Lincoln – 2
- Jerome – 2
- Cassia – 1
- Camas – 0
- Blaine – 0
- Minidoka – 0
District 5
- Bannock – 3
- Power – 2
- Bingham – 1
- Bear Lake – 1
- Caribou – 0
- Oneida – 0
- Franklin – 0
District 6
- Bonneville – 9
- Clark – 2
- Lemhi – 1
- Fremont – 1
- Madison – 1
- Teton – 1
- Butte – 0
- Custer – 0
- Jefferson – 0
*All 2024 data is preliminary and subject to change.
