New Study Shows Montana High in Holiday Crash Fatalities

A lot of families will be traveling this Thanksgiving season. According to AAA, almost 82 million people will travel over the Thanksgiving holiday in 2025. That would set a new record for fliers and drivers.

Montana, unfortunately, is one of the deadlier states to drive around the holiday season, according to one study.

Montana is the 6th deadliest state for Thanksgiving travel

Andrew Pickett Law, a law firm in Florida, conducted a study to discover the deadliest places in the U.S. to drive during the holiday season. We received an email from Pickett's team, which I'm assuming is free advertising on their part, but hey, here I am obliging.

"The research team at personal injury law firm Andrew Pickett Law analyzed Thanksgiving traffic fatalities using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to rank the deadliest states for Thanksgiving travel from 2014 to 2023." - Gabriela Olaño of Pickett Law

Montana checked in as the 6th deadliest state in the country, "with 23.06 deaths in car crashes per one million residents during Thanksgiving." Over the 10 year span, 25 fatalities were recorded in Montana - 2.5 deaths per year.

Get our free mobile app

Deadliest states for Thanksgiving driving

Only 5 states were ranked higher than Montana in driving fatalities per 1 million residents, and most of them were in the South. Mississippi checks in as the deadliest state with 33.77 fatalities per 1M residents. Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, and South Dakota rounded out the top 5.

Stay safe on the roadways this Thanksgiving.

Montanans' Top 10 Favorite National Parks

Gallery Credit: Ace Sauerwein

Top 10 Montana School Districts With The Best Teachers

Check out what school districts in Montana parents have rated as having the best teachers under the Big Sky. All information comes from the Niche website.

Gallery Credit: Nick Northern