Maryland Injury Attorney Blog
Fall is here, and summer vacations are already a fading memory. Maryland residents are back to their full-on schedules of work, school, appointments, and errands — as everything seems busier with the November and December holidays looming.
Fall also means our Maryland highways, city streets, and suburban roadways are once again jammed with commuters traveling to and from work. Anyone who has commuted in the greater Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area can attest to the maddening congestion, with one study citing Maryland as having the most congested roadways in the country (see link below).
With fall driving now a major part of our daily lives, let’s take a look at recent motor vehicle accident statistics in Maryland. According to Zero Deaths Maryland …
- Maryland had 577 fatal motor vehicle crashes in 2023, up from 496 fatal accidents in 2019. This brings the 5-year average up to 535 fatal motor vehicle crashes a year.
- Maryland motor vehicle crashes with injuries averaged 28,609 crashes per year from 2019 to 2023, with 41,717 total number of people injured per year on average.
- Maryland property damage crashes, for a 5-year average, add up to 78,742 crashes a year.
Factors contributing to Maryland fatal motor vehicle accidents and crashes with injury include the following:
Drugs and alcohol play a factor in a significant number of Maryland traffic crashes causing fatalities and injuries, averaging 142 fatal crashes and 1,843 injury crashes per year across a five-year span.
Aggressive driving plays a role in an average of 42 deaths and 1,152 injuries per year in Maryland.
Speeding is a factor in 91 fatal crashes and 2,298 injury crashes on average per year over a five-year period.
Distracted driving continues to pose a major threat on our Maryland highways and roadways, cited as a factor in 197 fatal crashes and 14,833 injury crashes on average per year from 2019-2023.
As experienced Baltimore County, Maryland car accident attorneys, we’ve seen firsthand the devastation caused by motor vehicle accident injuries and deaths. Our job is to help grieving families navigate the often bewildering process of accident injury claims and lawsuits. Traffic accidents can happen without warning, changing lives forever.
It is our privilege to be of service to our clients, to relieve them of the burden of legal forms and processes, to help them obtain the compensation they are entitled to so they may continue on with their lives.
Please drive safely out there this fall, Maryland motorists!
Sources:
Study: Maryland Has Worst Traffic Congestion in U.S.
My MCM: Montgomery Community Media Jan. 17, 2023
Maryland Crash Data
Zero Deaths Maryland collected online Oct. 22, 2025