WASHINGTON STATE WORK ZONE Collision Facts

King337

Snohomish130

Pierce733

Clark39

Kitsap22

Thurston54

Spokane72

Whatcom9

Benton27

Skagit40

Island7

Lewis6

Clallam9

Jefferson3

Cowlitz9

Yakima24

Chelan2

Stevens0

Mason3

Grant38

GraysHarbor

4

Klickitat1

Kittitas56

WallaWalla10

Franklin16

Douglas3

Okanogan4

Whitman3

Adams4

Skamania4

Asotin0

Lincoln1

Pacific0

Ferry1

PendOreille

0

Columbia0

Garfield1

01-2525-5051-100101+

Total: 1,672

Wahkiakum0

San Juan0

Reported collisions within a work zone or caused by backup from a work zone in 2019 by county

Severity of Work Zone Collisions in 2019FATAL CRASHES

SERIOUS INJURY CRASHES 2310

MINOR INJURY CRASHES 475PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY CRASHES (NO INJURIES)1,672

All E-DUI

tickets are

reported to

insurance

companies

Number of officer-reported collisions within a work zone or in an external backup from a work zone between 2010 and 2019

1,4831,279

1,8601,902

1,4981,672

1,706

Year

1,387

1,791

0 500 1000 1500 2000

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

1,625

WASHINGTON STATE WORK ZONE Collision Facts

SECOND TIME WITHIN 5 YEARS$234

Driving under

the influence

of electronics*

$136 FIRST TIME

* Other types of distracted driving: $99 ticket

• Distracted/inattentive driving remains the top cause of crashes in Washington work zones.

• Officers cited inattention in 574 work zone crashes in 2019.• In the past 10 years, inattention has been cited in 5,408 work

zone crashes.