Utah County Statistics

In 1994 Utah County had 30 fatal crashes resulting in 39 deaths.

1994 Crash Occupants
Does Not Include Pedestrians or Bicyclists

TYPE OF RESTRAINT USED Male Female Total
Not Stated 696 489 1,185
Lap Belt Used 679 501 1,180
Lap/Shoulder Used 5,708 5,521 11,229
Belts Not Used 2,031 1,518 3,549
Belts Not Installed 100 51 152
Child Restraint Used 141 147 288
Air Bag Deployed 14 18 32
Helmet Worn 13 7 20
Eye Protection 23 1 24
Helmet & Eye Protect 5 0 5
Shoulder Belt Only 12 7 19
Other 9 5 14
Unknown 286 160 446
Total 9,717 8,425 18,142






Number of Crashes
DAY OF WEEK Number Percent
Monday 1,276 15.7
Tuesday 1,298 16.0
Wednesday 1,314 16.2
Thursday 1,215 14.9
Friday 1,320 16.2
Saturday 1,127 13.9
Sunday 579 7.1
Total 8,129 100%

MONTH Number Percent
January 567 7.0
February 612 7.5
March 552 6.8
April 633 7.8
May 671 8.3
June 691 8.5
July 647 8.0
August 769 9.5
September 748 9.2
October 693 8.5
November 798 9.8
December 748 9.2
Total 8,129 100%

CRASH TYPE Number Percent
MV - Pedestrian 167 2.1
MV - MV 6,051 74.5
MV - train 13 0.2
MV - bicycle 224 2.8
MV - wild animal 211 2.6
MV - fixed object 237 2.9
MV - other object 73 0.9
Overturned 54 0.7
Off thru median 53 0.7
Non-collision 284 3.5
MV - domestic 40 0.5
Off road left 229 2.8
Off road right 491 6.0
Total 8,127 100%

LOCATION Number Percent
State road 4,094 50.4
Rural 303 3.7
Urban 2,734 33.7
Private Property 989 12.2
Total 8,122 100%

LOCALITY Number Percent
Industrial 349 4.3
Business/Shops 3,464 42.8
Residential 2,363 29.2
School 487 6.0
Farms/Fields 520 6.4
Open Country 839 10.4
Church 35 0.5
Playground 11 0.1
Railroad Tracks 34 0.4
Total 8,102 100%




Persons Involved in Motor Vehicle Crashes
AGE Males % Males Females % Females Total
0 - 9 829 8.3 794 9.3 1,623
10 - 19 2,792 28.0 2,644 31.0 5,436
20 - 29 3,014 30.3 2,242 26.3 5,256
30 - 39 1,332 13.4 1,101 12.9 2,433
40 - 49 857 8.6 728 8.5 1,585
50 - 59 461 4.6 427 5.0 888
60 - 69 337 3.4 285 3.3 622
70 - 79 234 2.3 221 2.6 455
80 + 102 1.0 81 1.0 183
Total 9,958 100% 8,523 100% 18,481


Contributing Circumstance # of Vehicles
Speed too fast 926
Failure to yield 1,863
Drove left of center 198
Improper overtake 203
Ran stop sign 148
Disregard signal 301
Tailgating 676
Improper turn 360
Had been drinking 45
Asleep/Fatigued 132
Improper lookout 2,509
Other bad driving 686
Hit and run 232
DUI (alcohol) 156

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