Traffic Collisions in Inyo County

2014 – 2025
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
1,389
Collisions
94
People killed
1,925
People injured
67%
On state highways

Between 2014 and 2025, 1,389 collisions were reported to the CHP in Inyo County. They killed 94 people and injured 1,925. Annual collisions have risen 22% since 2014 — against the statewide trend. The single most common time for a crash here is 2 PM on a Saturday.

Collisions by year

2014 94
2015 114
2016 135
2017 160
2018 107
2019 109
2020 102
2021 115
2022 103
2023 103
2024 132
2025 115

When crashes happen

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Sunday 174
Monday 156
Tuesday 164
Wednesday 190
Thursday 222
Friday 239
Saturday 244

Roads With the Most Collisions

Freeways

  1. US-395488
  2. SR-190165
  3. SR-12778
  4. SR-16876
  5. SR-17863
  6. SR-13619
  7. Old Spanish Trail Hwy15
  8. US-612

City Streets

  1. Badwater Rd30
  2. Trona Wildrose Rd28
  3. Panamint Valley Rd12
  4. North Main11
  5. Gerkin Rd8
  6. Sunland Dr8
  7. County Rd7
  8. Tuttle Creek Rd7

Intersections With the Most Collisions

Involving a freeway

  1. SR-127 & SR-17831
  2. Gill Station Coso Rd & US-39527
  3. SR-127 & SR-19025
  4. Panamint Valley Rd & SR-19023
  5. Emigrant Canyon Rd & SR-19019
  6. Chicago Valley Rd & SR-17818
  7. Brockman Ln & US-39516
  8. SR-190 & US-39515

City streets only

  1. Quarry Rd & Trona Wildrose Rd8
  2. Schober Ln & Sunland Dr8
  3. Badwater Rd & Harry Wade Rd7
  4. Badwater Rd & West Side Rd7
  5. Panamint Valley Rd & Trona Wildrose Rd7
  6. County Rd & Reynolds Rd6
  7. Indian Ranch Rd & Trona Wildrose Rd6
  8. Tuttle Creek Rd & Whitney Portal Rd6

Driving in Inyo County?

Compare your route against every one of these 1,389 collisions and take the one with the fewest.

Plan a safer route

Source: California Highway Patrol Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), via the Transportation Injury Mapping System at UC Berkeley. Figures cover collisions reported to the CHP; minor crashes that were never reported do not appear. Road and intersection names are as recorded by the reporting officer.