Top 5 Kentucky Highway Districts with the Highest Motor Vehicle Fatalities
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on June 24, 2025
Motor vehicle accidents happen every day in every state, every county, and every city. Some are fatal, some are not, but all make a lasting impression on the victims. Motor vehicle accidents can be counted in several ways: total number, number of fatalities, accidents per capita, etc. The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety publishes a daily fatality summary that counts the total number of motor vehicle accident fatalities, including metrics such as if alcohol was involved, age, and restraint use. Kentucky has 12 highway districts that stretch across all of the counties in the state. They are:
- District 1: Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, and Trigg County.
- District 2: Caldwell, Christian, Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Union, & Webster County.
- District 3: Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Todd and Warren County.
- District 4: Breckinridge, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington County.
- District 5: Bullitt, Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, and Trimble County.
- District 6: Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Kenton, Owen, Pendleton, and Robertson County.
- District 7: Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Montgomery, Scott, and Woodford County.
- District 8: Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Lincoln, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, and Wayne County.
- District 9: Bath, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Greenup, Lewis, Mason, Nicholas, and Rowan County.
- District 10: Breathitt, Estill, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Powell, and Wolfe County.
- District 11: Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, and Whitley County.
- District 12: Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Letcher, Martin & Pike County.
2024 Kentucky Motor Vehicle Accident Fatality Statistics
Top 5 Kentucky highway districts with the most motor vehicle accident fatalities:
- District 5 / Fatalities: 147 / Motorcycle Fatalities: 23
- District 7 / Fatalities: 101 / Motorcycle Fatalities: 14
- District 4 / Fatalities: 68 / Motorcycle Fatalities: 10
- District 2 / Fatalities: 57 / Motorcycle Fatalities: 10
- District 3 / Fatalities: 54 / Motorcycle Fatalities: 8
2025 Kentucky Motor Vehicle Accident Fatality Statistics (Through May)
- District 5 / Fatalities: 41 / Motorcycle Fatalities: 8
- District 7 / Fatalities: 30 / Motorcycle Fatalities: 1
- District 2 / Fatalities: 28 / Motorcycle Fatalities: 3
- District 4 / Fatalities: 24 / Motorcycle Fatalities: 2
- District 3 / Fatalities: 20 / Motorcycle Fatalities: 2
Louisville Motor Vehicle Lawyers, Cooper & Friedman
As we see in the statistics, Louisville’s highway district (5) ranks #1 for the total number of both accidents and fatalities for 2024 and 2025. This is not, of course, because drivers in Louisville and the surrounding counties are inherently more dangerous or worse drivers than other districts. There are simply more vehicles on the road at any given time.
Louisville is the largest city in the state of Kentucky, and employees are both residents and commuters from the surrounding areas. Rush hour is hectic, there are several big events that draw in crowds who aren’t as familiar with the roads as residents are. Accidents happen, but that does not mean that you have to suffer the consequences of someone else’s driving errors. The lawyers at Cooper and Friedman take on cases for trucks, cars, motorcycles, and more so that you can get the compensation you deserve. Call us for your free consultation today.
If you or someone you love has been injured in a motor vehicle accident in the State of Kentucky and are in need of an experienced car accident attorney, give the lawyers at the Cooper & Friedman law firm a call. The attorneys at Cooper and Friedman PLLC have over 50 years of combined experience defending the rights of motor vehicle accident victims. Contact us with questions you might have or schedule a free case consultation with an attorney by calling 502-459-7555 today.