Weber County Statistics

In 1994 Weber County had 16 fatal crashes resulting in 17 deaths.

1994 Crash Occupants
Does Not Include Pedestrians or Bicyclists

TYPE OF RESTRAINT USED Male Female Total
Not Stated 393 310 703
Lap Belt Used 425 305 730
Lap/Shoulder Used 3,425 3,127 6,552
Belts Not Used 971 616 1,587
Belts Not Installed 50 9 59
Child Restraint Used 58 55 113
Air Bag Deployed 22 16 38
Helmet Worn 3 3 6
Eye Protection 7 2 9
Helmet & Eye Protect 7 2 9
Shoulder Belt Only 0 3 3
Other 1 1 2
Unknown 53 31 84
Total 5,415 4,480 9,895






Number of Crashes
DAY OF WEEK Number Percent
Monday 654 15.0
Tuesday 669 15.4
Wednesday 635 14.6
Thursday 653 15.0
Friday 820 18.8
Saturday 597 13.7
Sunday 325 7.5
Total 4,353 100%

MONTH Number Percent
January 281 6.5
February 349 8.0
March 331 7.6
April 320 7.4
May 344 7.9
June 348 8.0
July 342 7.9
August 387 8.9
September 359 8.2
October 388 8.9
November 512 11.8
December 392 9.0
Total 4,353 100%

CRASH TYPE Number Percent
MV - Pedestrian 78 1.8
MV - MV 3,445 79.2
MV - train 4 0.1
MV - bicycle 55 1.3
MV - wild animal 64 1.5
MV - fixed object 91 2.1
MV - other object 24 0.6
Overturned 14 0.3
Off thru median 21 0.5
Non-collision 139 3.2
MV - domestic 17 0.4
Off road left 124 align=center>2.9
Off road right 273 6.3
Total 4,349 100%
LOCATION Number Percent
State road 2,579 59.2
Rural 124 2.8
Urban 1,316 30.2
Private Property 334 7.7
Total 4,353 100%
LOCALITY Number Percent
Industrial 245 5.6
Business/Shops 1,893 43.6
Residential 1,334 30.7
School 167 3.8
Farms/Fields 242 5.6
Open Country 431 9.9
Church 12 0.3
Playground 5 0.1
Railroad Tracks 11 0.3
Total 4,340 100%
Persons Involved in Motor Vehicle Crashes
AGE Males % Males Females % Females Total
0 - 9 331 6.0 340 7.5 6
10 - 19 1,426 26.0 1,189 26.4 2,615
20 - 29 1,389 25.3 1,032 22.9 2,421
30 - 39 910 16.6 730 16.2 1,640
40 - 49 564 10.3 519 11.5 1,083
50 - 59 340 6.2 289 6.4 629
60 - 69 266 4.8 214 4.7 480
70 - 79 202 3.7 143 3.2 345
80 + 65 1.2 52 1.2 117
Total 5,493 100% 4,508 100% 10,001
Contributing Circumstance # of Vehicles
Speed too fast 467
Failure to yield 1,003
Drove left of center 97
Improper overtake 110
Ran stop sign 119
Disregard signal 264
Tailgating 520
Improper turn 205
Asleep/Fatigued 54
Improper lookout 1,134
Other bad driving 282
Hit and run 102
DUI (alcohol) 146

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