ATV death statistics

West Virginia has passed its previous record of 40 ATV deaths in a year. The state recently recorded its 42nd fatality. In one of those cases, the accident occurred in Ohio, but the victim died in a West Virginia hospital, so it is considered a West Virginia death.

Rather than discuss ATV safety, I thought I would look at the statistics. Here is what I found, based on a list provided by The Associated Press:

Youngest victim: 8
Oldest victim: 88

Average age: 31

Deaths by age group:
Age 17 and under: 6 (8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 17)
Ages 18-64: 34
Age 65 and older: 2

Deaths by day of week:
Sunday - 4
Monday - 2
Tuesday - 7
Wednesday - 3
Thursday - 4
Friday - 8
Saturday - 14

Deaths by month, through Aug. 18:
January - 3
February - 2
March - 2
April - 9
May - 6
June - 5
July - 8
August - 7

Counties with the most ATV deaths:
Fayette, Monongalia, Nicholas and Wood, each with 3.

That is all I have. I am not drawing any conclusions. The reader can draw his or her own. Meanwhile, I might see what other data I can dig up and analyze.