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AAA Concludes Average Cost of Fatal Car Crash is More Than $6 Million

A report recently issued by the AAA analyzed the financial damage of fatal traffic crashes in 99 urban areas, and concluded that the cost of crashes in those cities was $299.5 billion – an average of more than $6 million per fatal motor vehicle crash (far greater than the cost of traffic congestion).

In contrast, the study found that the average cost of an injury-only crash is only $126,000.

The estimated costs consider the dollar value of 11 crash consequences: property damage; lost earnings; loss of household activities; medical costs; emergency services; travel delays; vocational rehabilitation; lost time at work; administrative costs; legal costs; and pain and lost quality of life.

The last time AAA did a comparable study the average cost of a traffic fatality was $3.24 million, and that of an injury-only crash was $68,170.

The purpose of the AAA study is to highlight the importance of allocating more funding towards road safety.

About the <span>Author</span>

About the Author

Tom D'Amore is the founder of D'Amore Law Group and a trial attorney with over 30 years of experience representing injured people and their families across the West Coast, securing more than $325 million in recoveries. He handles cases involving car accidents, trucking accidents, construction injuries, medical malpractice, and sexual abuse. Licensed in Oregon, Washington, and California, Tom is the only NBTA board-certified truck accident attorney in Oregon. He is a national Board of Governors member, past Executive Committee member, and past Budget and Audit Chair of the American Association for Justice, as well as past President of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice.
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