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US Route 191

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 24Deaths 25Counties 4Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 24 fatal crashes on US Route 191 in Montana, with 25 deaths.

That is 1.3% of the 1,864 fatal crashes in Montana over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 29% from 34 in 2005–2014 to 24 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Gallatin County (14), Phillips County (5) and Fergus County (4) and 1 other county.

37.5% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Montana: 43.9%) and 33.3% had a speeding-related driver (35.8%); pedestrians were 0.0% and motorcyclists 16.0% of those killed.

24fatal crashes, 2015–2024-29% vs 2005–2014
25people killed1.0 per fatal crash
38%with a drinking driverMontana: 44%
33%speeding-relatedMontana: 36%

Fatal crashes per year

0592000200520102015202020242000: 3 crashes2001: 7 crashes2002: 1–2 crashes2003: 3 crashes2004: 3 crashes2005: 5 crashes2006: 9 crashes2007: 3 crashes2008: 3 crashes2009: 3 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 3 crashes2012: 3 crashes2013: 1–2 crashes2014: 1–2 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 1–2 crashes2017: 1–2 crashes2018: 1–2 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 1–2 crashes2021: 3 crashes2022: 1–2 crashes2023: 5 crashes2024: 4 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 191 (MT) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 4 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Montana

MeasureUS Route 191Montana
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024241,864
Deaths, 2015–2024252,046
Deaths per fatal crash1.01.1
Share of state fatal crashes1.3%100%
Change vs previous ten years-29%-8%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking37.5%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver33.3%
Pedestriansshare of people killed0%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed16%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes45.8%

tick marks the Montana share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on US-191Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Gallatin County1458%99
2Phillips County521%16
3Fergus County417%19
4Wheatland County14%3

Hour of day

12am8.3%
1am0%
2am0%
3am0%
4am0%
5am12.5%
6am0%
7am4.2%
8am4.2%
9am8.3%
10am0%
11am8.3%
12pm4.2%
1pm4.2%
2pm4.2%
3pm8.3%
4pm0%
5pm8.3%
6pm8.3%
7pm8.3%
8pm4.2%
9pm0%
10pm0%
11pm4.2%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 191 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Montana share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 25–30313%
Mile 30–35313%
Mile 75–80313%
Mile 50–5528%
Mile 70–7528%
Mile 0–514%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 87.5% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

Other routes in Montana

All routes and counties in Montana

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 191 in Montana?

24 fatal crashes with 25 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along US Route 191 had the most fatal crashes?

Gallatin County (14), Phillips County (5), Fergus County (4) and Wheatland County (1).

What share of crashes on US Route 191 involved alcohol or speeding?

37.5% had a driver reported as drinking and 33.3% a speeding-related driver, against 43.9% and 35.8% for all fatal crashes in Montana.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 191?

45.8% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.