Box Elder County Statistics

In 1994 Box Elder County had 12 fatal crashes resulting in 15 deaths.

1994 Crash Occupants
Does Not Include Pedestrians or Bicyclists

TYPE OF RESTRAINT USED Male Female Total
Not Stated 59 37 96
Lap Belt Used 85 71 156
Lap/Shoulder Used 742 551 1293
Belts Not Used 272 185 457
Belts Not Installed 7 2 9
Child Restraint Used 17 17 34
Air Bag Deployed 9 3 12
Helmet Worn 3 0 3
Eye Protection 1 0 1
Helmet & Eye Protect 0 1 1
Shoulder Belt Only 3 3 6
Other 1 0 1
Unknown 15 10 25
Total 1214 880 2094





Number of Crashes
DAY OF WEEK Number Percent
Monday 144 14.9
Tuesday 143 14.8
Wednesday 119 12.3
Thursday 161 16.7
Friday 132 13.7
Saturday 155 16.1
Sunday 110 11.4
Total 964 100%

MONTH Number Percent
January 62 6.4
February 76 7.9
March 51 5.3
April 75 7.8
May 24 7.7
June 76 7.9
July 88 9.1
August 77 8.0
September 83 8.6
October 90 9.3
November 127 13.2
December 85 8.8
Total 964 100%

CRASH TYPE Number Percent
MV - Pedestrian 13 1.3
MV - MV 430 44.6
MV - bicycle 15 1.6
MV - wild animal 152 15.8
MV - fixed object 31 3.2
MV - other object 7 0.7
Overturned 1 0.1
Off thru median 38 3.9
Non-collision 44 4.6
MV - domestic 18 1.9
Off road left 85 8.8
Off road right 130 13.5
Total 964 100%

LOCATION Number Percent
State road 695 72.5
Rural 116 12.1
Urban 75 7.8
Private Property 72 7.5
Total 958 100%

LOCALITY Number Percent
Industrial 27 2.8
Business/Shops 158 16.5
Residential 172 18.0
School 24 2.5
Farms/Fields 277 28.9
Open Country 288 30.1
Church 7 0.7
Playground 3 0.3
Railroad Tracks 2 0.2
Total 958 100%




Persons Involved in Motor Vehicle Crashes
AGE Males % Males Females % Females Total
0 - 9 94 7.6 89 10.1 183
10 - 19 357 29.0 271 30.7 628
20 - 29 297 24.1 194 22.0 491
30 - 39 166 13.5 103 11.7 269
40 - 49 147 11.9 89 10.1 236
50 - 59 78 6.3 54 6.1 132
60 - 69 45 3.6 38 4.3 83
70 - 79 38 3.1 35 4.0 73
80 + 11 0.9 10 1.1 21
Total 1233 100% 883 100% 2116


Contributing Circumstance # of Vehicles
Speed too fast 188
Improper lookout 146
Failure to yield 131
Asleep 47
Disregard Signal 19
Other bad driving 96
Tailgating 50
Improper Turn 39
Improper Overtake 32
Ran Stop Sign 27
Drove left of center 30

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