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US Route 93

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 116Deaths 126Counties 5Latest 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.

US Route 93 in Montana was the trafficway in 116 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 126 people died.

That is 6.2% of the 1,864 fatal crashes in Montana over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 15% from 136 in 2005–2014 to 116 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Lake County (40), Missoula County (30) and Ravalli County (22) and 2 other counties.

31.9% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Montana: 43.9%) and 37.1% had a speeding-related driver (35.8%); pedestrians were 7.1% and motorcyclists 15.1% of those killed.

116fatal crashes, 2015–2024-15% vs 2005–2014
126people killed1.1 per fatal crash
32%with a drinking driverMontana: 44%
37%speeding-relatedMontana: 36%

Fatal crashes per year

011212000200520102015202020242000: 12 crashes2001: 20 crashes2002: 18 crashes2003: 21 crashes2004: 17 crashes2005: 21 crashes2006: 15 crashes2007: 21 crashes2008: 11 crashes2009: 14 crashes2010: 11 crashes2011: 8 crashes2012: 10 crashes2013: 17 crashes2014: 8 crashes2015: 11 crashes2016: 7 crashes2017: 7 crashes2018: 13 crashes2019: 8 crashes2020: 7 crashes2021: 7 crashes2022: 19 crashes2023: 18 crashes2024: 19 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 93 (MT) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 19 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 93Montana
Fatal crashes, 2015–20241161,864
Deaths, 2015–20241262,046
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes6.2%100%
Change vs previous ten years-15%-8%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking31.9%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver37.1%
Pedestriansshare of people killed7.1%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed15.1%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes43.1%

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-93Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Lake County4034%86
2Missoula County3026%147
3Ravalli County2219%45
4Flathead County2118%164
5Lincoln County33%46

Hour of day

12am3.4%
1am2.6%
2am2.6%
3am2.6%
4am1.7%
5am2.6%
6am2.6%
7am5.2%
8am1.7%
9am6%
10am6.9%
11am3.4%
12pm1.7%
1pm3.4%
2pm4.3%
3pm7.8%
4pm6.9%
5pm6.9%
6pm7.8%
7pm6.9%
8pm3.4%
9pm4.3%
10pm3.4%
11pm1.7%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 93 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Montana share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 85–901311%
Mile 50–5598%
Mile 0–576%
Mile 20–2576%
Mile 40–4576%
Mile 45–5065%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 86.2% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 93 in Montana?

116 fatal crashes with 126 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 93 had the most fatal crashes?

Lake County (40), Missoula County (30), Ravalli County (22), Flathead County (21) and Lincoln County (3).

What share of crashes on US Route 93 involved alcohol or speeding?

31.9% had a driver reported as drinking and 37.1% a speeding-related driver, against 43.9% and 35.8% for all fatal crashes in Montana.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 93?

43.1% 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.