A study by Arizona personal injury lawyers Zanes Law analyzed fatal crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from 2017 and 2021 to see which state had the lowest percentage of fatal nighttime crashes.
Hawaii is statistically the most dangerous state to drive at night. There were a total of 483 fatal crashes in the state in the four-year period, with 285 of these at night, which is a percentage of 59.01%, the highest of any U.S. state.
See also: States with the most fatal truck crashes
Commenting on the findings, a spokesperson for Zanes Law said, “While some may expect driving in the daytime to be more dangerous with more cars on the road, it’s the idea of wide open roads and limited visibility at night that can be the biggest risk factors. What’s also interesting to see here is states of similar size and population having such contrasting results when it comes to fatalities on the road.”
