West Virginia fatal crashes in 2006
FARS records 410 deaths in 372 fatal crashes in West Virginia in 2006.
In 2005 it records 374 deaths in 347 fatal crashes.
In 2006 the rate is 22.4 deaths for each 100,000 residents in West Virginia and 14.3 in the United States.
By deaths for each 100,000 residents in 2006, West Virginia was number 10 of 51, the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Deaths in West Virginia rose by 9.6% from 2005 to 2006. In the United States they fell by 1.8%.
To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .
This site reads the years before 2015 from one fixed copy. It does not track later revisions of these years. Release dates
2006 beside 2005
| Figure | West Virginia, 2006 | West Virginia, 2005 | United States, 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | 410 | 374 | 42,708 |
| Fatal crashes | 372 | 347 | 38,648 |
| Deaths for each 100,000 residents | 22.4 | 20.5 | 14.3 |
| Fatal crashes with a driver recorded as drinking | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. NHTSA's definitions
NHTSA says that its count of drinking drivers is unreliable for 1977, 1981 and 1999 to 2007, because it was derived in a wrong way. This site gives no count for these years.
For the years before 2015 the count is from the FARS element DRUNK_DR. It counts a blood alcohol concentration of .01 g/dL or more. From 2015 the count is from DR_DRINK and counts .001 g/dL or more.
Counties in 2006
| County | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | 3 | 1 or 2 |
| Berkeley County | 23 | 23 |
| Boone County | 15 | 13 |
| Braxton County | 11 | 6 |
| Cabell County | 15 | 11 |
| Calhoun County | 6 | 5 |
| Clay County | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 |
| Fayette County | 10 | 10 |
| Gilmer County | 3 | 3 |
| Grant County | 5 | 5 |
| Greenbrier County | 6 | 6 |
| Hampshire County | 10 | 9 |
| Hardy County | 5 | 4 |
| Harrison County | 12 | 10 |
| Jackson County | 8 | 6 |
| Jefferson County | 9 | 9 |
| Kanawha County | 35 | 31 |
| Lewis County | 3 | 3 |
| Lincoln County | 9 | 9 |
| Logan County | 11 | 10 |
| Marion County | 7 | 6 |
| Marshall County | 4 | 4 |
| Mason County | 12 | 11 |
| McDowell County | 5 | 5 |
| Mercer County | 19 | 17 |
| Mineral County | 8 | 7 |
| Mingo County | 9 | 7 |
| Monongalia County | 11 | 11 |
| Monroe County | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 |
| Morgan County | 6 | 5 |
| Nicholas County | 10 | 10 |
| Ohio County | 4 | 4 |
| Pendleton County | 4 | 4 |
| Pleasants County | 4 | 3 |
| Pocahontas County | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 |
| Preston County | 8 | 8 |
| Putnam County | 6 | 6 |
| Raleigh County | 16 | 15 |
| Randolph County | 6 | 6 |
| Ritchie County | 4 | 4 |
| Roane County | 5 | 5 |
| Summers County | 5 | 5 |
| Taylor County | 4 | 3 |
| Tucker County | 3 | 3 |
| Tyler County | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 |
| Upshur County | 4 | 4 |
| Wayne County | 10 | 10 |
| Webster County | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 |
| Wetzel County | 4 | 4 |
| Wood County | 17 | 15 |
| Wyoming County | 8 | 8 |
Note: a county with no fatal crash in 2006 is not in the table. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2".
Time of day and weekday
| Time of day | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight to 6 a.m. | 67 | 18.6% |
| 6 a.m. to noon | 74 | 20.5% |
| Noon to 6 p.m. | 112 | 31.0% |
| 6 p.m. to midnight | 108 | 29.9% |
| Weekday | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 51 | 13.7% |
| Monday | 47 | 12.6% |
| Tuesday | 53 | 14.2% |
| Wednesday | 39 | 10.5% |
| Thursday | 46 | 12.4% |
| Friday | 70 | 18.8% |
| Saturday | 66 | 17.7% |
Note: the tables have the fatal crashes with a known hour or weekday.
Cite this page
Fatal Roads. West Virginia fatal crashes in 2006. https://fatalroads.com/state/west-virginia/2006/. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, FARS 2024 annual file. Data to .
The address of this page does not change.
Source of the figures
Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national file of 2006. This site reads the years before 2015 from one fixed copy. It does not track later revisions of these years. Residents: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025. Data to .
How the figures are made. Data sources and licences. Corrections.
Questions
Which file does the 2006 page use?
This site reads the years before 2015 from one fixed copy. It does not track later revisions of these years.
What part of the deaths in the United States in 2006 was in West Virginia?
West Virginia had 410 of the 42,708 deaths in the United States in 2006. That is 1.0 percent.
In how many counties of West Virginia did FARS record a fatal crash in 2006?
FARS records one or more fatal crashes in 51 counties of West Virginia in 2006.