Revealing Montana’s Devastating Overnight Driving Fatality Rate

Where Does Montana Rank For Overnight Driving Fatalities?

If it's late at night and you are at a friend or families house and you need to drive home, what do they usually say to you?

If you said "watch out for deer," you know how dangerous it can be to drive late at night in Montana.

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Driving At Night In Montana Can Be Dangerous

I'm a bit of a night owl, so I've always been up and active at night, and that meant driving as well.

Call it naivety or that feeling of invincibility when you're young, but I thought nothing about driving in during the middle of the night.

Thankfully, now that I've gotten older and wiser, I realize just how much I was rolling the dice by getting behind the wheel when it was pitch black out.

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What State Is The Most Dangerous To Drive At Night?

From animals such as deer to drowsiness and worsening eyesight, there are many factors that can lead to accidents when driving at night.

The Omega Law Group wanted to find what states suffered the most fatal accidents during late-night driving, so they looked at 5 years of data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Thankfully they found that Montana was not the worst state for fatalities during nighttime driving, as Hawaii earned that dubious honor, but it's not like we're the best either.

See where Montana, along with every state, ranks for likelihood of an accident when driving after dark.