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list-style: none; display: grid; gap: 10px; margin-top: 10px; }\n  .slf-rpt-steps li { background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 4px solid var(--red); border-radius: 8px; padding: 14px 16px; }\n  .slf-rpt-sources li { font-size: 0.9rem; margin-bottom: 6px; }\n  .slf-rpt-report-link { display: block; background: var(--dark); color: #fff !important; border-radius: 12px; padding: 22px; margin-top: 22px; }\n  .slf-rpt-report-link .k { color: var(--gold); font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1.2px; text-transform: uppercase; }\n  .slf-rpt-report-link .t { display: block; font-size: 1.25rem; font-weight: 900; margin: 6px 0; color: #fff; }\n  .slf-rpt-report-link .d { color: #bbb; font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.95rem; }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"slf-rpt\">\n\n  <!-- ===== HERO ===== -->\n  <section class=\"slf-rpt-hero\">\n    <div class=\"slf-rpt-wrap\">\n      <div class=\"slf-rpt-eyebrow\">Scranton Law Firm \u00b7 Contra Costa Crash Data<\/div>\n      <h1>October Is the Deadliest Month on Contra Costa&#8217;s Roads<\/h1>\n      <p class=\"dek\">Picture Highway 4 at 6:30 on a weeknight in late October. Three weeks ago, this drive home happened in daylight. Tonight the sun is already down, the first rain of the season is on the pavement, and everyone around you is still driving the way they did in August.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"slf-rpt-stats\">\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-stat\"><div class=\"n\">53<\/div><div class=\"l\">Fatal crashes in October, the most of any month, 2019 to 2024<\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-stat\"><div class=\"n\">36%<\/div><div class=\"l\">Above an average month in Contra Costa County<\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-stat\"><div class=\"n\">22,601<\/div><div class=\"l\">U.S. traffic deaths in October, more than any other month<\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"slf-rpt-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/scrantonlawfirm.com\/chris-scranton\/\">Christian Scranton<\/a>, Attorney, Scranton Law Firm \u00b7 October 11, 2026<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"slf-rpt-sec\">\n    <div class=\"slf-rpt-wrap\">\n      <p>That is October in Contra Costa County, and it is the deadliest month of the year on our roads.<\/p>\n      <p>My team went through six years of federal records covering every fatal crash in the county from 2019 through 2024. There were 469 crashes, and 509 people died in them. October had 53 of those crashes. The next-deadliest months, July and December, had 43 each. October runs about 36% above an average month.<\/p>\n      <p>It isn&#8217;t only here. October was the deadliest month on roads across California and the entire country, too. From 2019 through 2024, 2,317 people died in October crashes in California and 22,601 died nationwide, more than in any other month. October also topped the list in 10 states, California among them. Those figures come from our analysis of the same federal database.<\/p>\n      <h3>Contra Costa fatal crashes by month, 2019 to 2024<\/h3>\n      <div class=\"slf-rpt-months\">\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-month rest\"><span>January<\/span><strong>34 fatal crashes<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-month rest\"><span>February<\/span><strong>42 fatal crashes<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-month rest\"><span>March<\/span><strong>37 fatal crashes<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-month rest\"><span>April<\/span><strong>36 fatal crashes<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-month rest\"><span>May<\/span><strong>31 fatal crashes<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-month rest\"><span>June<\/span><strong>40 fatal crashes<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-month rest\"><span>July<\/span><strong>43 fatal crashes<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-month rest\"><span>August<\/span><strong>39 fatal crashes<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-month rest\"><span>September<\/span><strong>33 fatal crashes<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-month\"><span>October<\/span><strong>53 fatal crashes<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-month rest\"><span>November<\/span><strong>38 fatal crashes<\/strong><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-month rest\"><span>December<\/span><strong>43 fatal crashes<\/strong><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"slf-rpt-sec\">\n    <div class=\"slf-rpt-wrap\">\n      <h2>Nothing About October Looks Dangerous<\/h2>\n      <p>That is the problem. Fall feels like a break: cooler mornings, the first rain, kids counting down to Halloween. Nobody braces for October the way they do for a holiday weekend.<\/p>\n      <p>But three ordinary things change this month, and they all land on the same roads and the same evenings.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"slf-rpt-sec\">\n    <div class=\"slf-rpt-wrap\">\n      <h2>The Dark Comes Early<\/h2>\n      <p>On Oct. 1, the sun sets in Concord at about 6:52 p.m. By Oct. 31, it sets at about 6:11. Then the clocks fall back on Sunday, Nov. 1, and sunset jumps to about 5:10. A commute that ended in daylight in September now ends in the dark.<\/p>\n      <p>The dark is where people die. Half of the county&#8217;s fatal crashes happened between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m., and the single deadliest hour was 1 a.m.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"slf-rpt-cards\">\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-card\"><div class=\"n\">50%<\/div><div class=\"l\">Of county fatal crashes happened between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-card\"><div class=\"n\">119<\/div><div class=\"l\">Pedestrians killed in the county, nearly 1 in 4 deaths<\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-card\"><div class=\"n\">76%<\/div><div class=\"l\">Of U.S. pedestrian deaths in 2024 happened in the dark<\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <p>People on foot pay the most for it. Pedestrians were 119 of the county&#8217;s 509 traffic deaths, nearly one in four. Nationally, 76% of pedestrian deaths in 2024 happened in the dark, <a href=\"https:\/\/trid.trb.org\/View\/2712649\">according to NHTSA<\/a>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"slf-rpt-sec\">\n    <div class=\"slf-rpt-wrap\">\n      <h2>The First Rain Is the Worst Rain<\/h2>\n      <p>All summer, oil, grease, and grime build up on dry pavement. The first storms don&#8217;t wash it away. They lift it into a slippery film. Stopping on a wet highway takes about twice as long as on a dry one, <a href=\"https:\/\/dot.ca.gov\/caltrans-near-me\/district-3\/d3-news\/d3-news-release-19-319\">Caltrans warns<\/a>.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"slf-rpt-note\"><strong>From a rider:<\/strong> I&#8217;ve ridden motorcycles for more than 40 years, and the first rain of the season is still the one I respect most. Painted lines, crosswalks, and metal plates are among the slickest surfaces on a wet road. If you ride, give yourself more following distance and check your tires before the storm, not after.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"slf-rpt-sec\">\n    <div class=\"slf-rpt-wrap\">\n      <h2>Then Comes Halloween<\/h2>\n      <p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/advancinghealth.ubc.ca\/research-in-action\/press-release-pedestrian-fatalities-increase-on-halloween-particularly-among-children-2\">2018 study in <em>JAMA Pediatrics<\/em><\/a> found that the risk of a pedestrian being killed is about 43% higher on Halloween evening than on comparison evenings. For children ages 4 to 8, the risk was about 10 times higher. The most dangerous window was 5 to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n      <p>This year, Halloween falls on a Saturday, the night before the clocks change. Weekends are already the county&#8217;s deadliest days: 52% of its fatal crashes happened Friday through Sunday.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"slf-rpt-sec\">\n    <div class=\"slf-rpt-wrap\">\n      <h2>The Same Roads, Year After Year<\/h2>\n      <p>The danger isn&#8217;t spread evenly. Highway 4 had 88 deaths over the six years, more than I-680 and Highway 24 combined.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"slf-rpt-corr\">\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-corr-card\"><div class=\"r\">Highway 4<\/div><h4>Antioch and Pittsburg<\/h4><p>The county&#8217;s densest fatal-crash clusters, including seven fatal crashes around Contra Loma Boulevard in Antioch.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-corr-card\"><div class=\"r\">I-80<\/div><h4>West County<\/h4><p>The second-deadliest road, with 55 deaths, including a cluster of six fatal crashes through Richmond.<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"slf-rpt-corr-card\"><div class=\"r\">SR-242 and I-680<\/div><h4>Concord<\/h4><p>A cluster of five fatal crashes where the two highways meet.<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <a class=\"slf-rpt-report-link\" href=\"https:\/\/scrantonlawfirm.com\/contra-costa-dangerous-roads\/\"><span class=\"k\">2026 Data Report<\/span><span class=\"t\">The Most Dangerous Roads in Contra Costa County<\/span><span class=\"d\">The full road ranking, charts, an interactive map of all 469 fatal crashes, and downloadable data.<\/span><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"slf-rpt-sec\">\n    <div class=\"slf-rpt-wrap\">\n      <h2>What I&#8217;d Do This Week<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"sub\">You can&#8217;t change the sunset or the weather. You can get ready for both, and none of it takes more than a few minutes.<\/p>\n      <ol class=\"slf-rpt-steps\">\n        <li><strong>Check your tires before the first storm.<\/strong> Put a quarter upside down in a tread groove. If you can see all of Washington&#8217;s head, you&#8217;re down to about 4\/32 of an inch and it&#8217;s time to shop. If a penny shows all of Lincoln&#8217;s head, you&#8217;re at 2\/32 or less and should replace them now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/tires\/tire-safety-checklist-what-to-do-before-road-trip\">per Consumer Reports<\/a>. Check pressure too: it drops about 1 psi for every 10 degrees the air cools, <a href=\"https:\/\/cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/weather-101-cold-air-tire-pressure\">according to AAA<\/a>.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Replace tired wipers.<\/strong> Summer heat hardens and cracks the rubber, so blades that worked in spring can smear the first time it rains. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acg.aaa.com\/connect\/blogs\/6c\/auto\/when-to-replace-your-windshield-wipers-and-why-it-matters\">AAA recommends<\/a> new blades every 6 to 12 months.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Wipers on, lights on.<\/strong> California&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senatorsimitian.com\/entry\/reminder_to_drivers_to_keep_wipers_on_lights_on_in_storm\/\">&#8220;wipers on, lights on&#8221; law<\/a> requires your headlights whenever your wipers are running.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Slow down at dusk.<\/strong> Between sunset and full dark, people on foot are hardest to see. Watch crosswalks and corners closely.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Treat Halloween like a school zone.<\/strong> From 5 to 8 p.m., drive residential streets slowly, expect kids to step out between parked cars, and back out of driveways with extra care. If you&#8217;re celebrating that night, plan a sober ride home before you go out.<\/li>\n      <\/ol>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"slf-rpt-sec\">\n    <div class=\"slf-rpt-wrap\">\n      <h2>If a Crash Happens Anyway<\/h2>\n      <p>The first few days shape everything that comes after. These steps protect both your health and your claim:<\/p>\n      <ul>\n        <li>See a doctor, even if you feel fine. Some injuries take days to show up.<\/li>\n        <li>Call the police, and photograph the scene, the vehicles, and your injuries.<\/li>\n        <li>Get names and phone numbers from witnesses.<\/li>\n        <li>Be careful what you tell the other driver&#8217;s insurance company, and don&#8217;t sign anything until you understand it.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"slf-rpt-sec\">\n    <div class=\"slf-rpt-wrap\">\n      <h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n        <h3>What is the deadliest month to drive in Contra Costa County?<\/h3>\n        <p>October. From 2019 through 2024, it had 53 of the county&#8217;s 469 fatal crashes, more than any other month, according to Scranton Law Firm&#8217;s analysis of federal crash data.<\/p>\n        <h3>Is October the deadliest month in California and the U.S. too?<\/h3>\n        <p>Yes. From 2019 through 2024, October had more traffic deaths than any other month both in California (2,317) and nationwide (22,601), according to Scranton Law Firm&#8217;s analysis of NHTSA&#8217;s Fatality Analysis Reporting System.<\/p>\n        <h3>Why are October roads so dangerous?<\/h3>\n        <p>Earlier sunsets push more driving into the dark, the first rain leaves roads slick, and Halloween puts children in the street at dusk.<\/p>\n        <h3>When does daylight saving time end in 2026?<\/h3>\n        <p>Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, at 2 a.m. In Concord, sunset moves from about 6:11 p.m. on Saturday to about 5:10 p.m. on Sunday.<\/p>\n        <h3>Do I have to turn on my headlights when my wipers are on in California?<\/h3>\n        <p>Yes. California law requires your headlights whenever your windshield wipers are running.<\/p>\n        <h3>How do I know when my tires need replacing?<\/h3>\n        <p>Use the quarter test. If you can see all of Washington&#8217;s head in a groove, your tread is about 4\/32 of an inch, so start shopping. At 2\/32, where a penny shows all of Lincoln&#8217;s head, replace them right away.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"slf-rpt-sec\">\n    <div class=\"slf-rpt-wrap\">\n      <h2>About the Data<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"slf-rpt-method\">\n        <p>The Contra Costa, California, and national figures come from Scranton Law Firm&#8217;s analysis of NHTSA&#8217;s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a census of every fatal motor-vehicle crash in the U.S., for 2019 through 2024. Data for 2019 through 2023 is final; 2024 is NHTSA&#8217;s most recent release and may be revised. State rankings compare total traffic deaths by month across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The full county methodology and data are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/scrantonlawfirm.com\/contra-costa-dangerous-roads\/\">Contra Costa dangerous-roads report<\/a>.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <h3>Sources<\/h3>\n      <ul class=\"slf-rpt-sources\">\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/scrantonlawfirm.com\/contra-costa-dangerous-roads\/\">Contra Costa dangerous-roads report<\/a>, Scranton Law Firm (NHTSA FARS, 2019 to 2024)<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/research-data\/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars\">Fatality Analysis Reporting System<\/a>, NHTSA (national files, 2019 to 2024)<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trid.trb.org\/View\/2712649\">Traffic Safety Facts 2024 Data: Pedestrians<\/a>, NHTSA, DOT HS 813 818 (June 2026)<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/dot.ca.gov\/caltrans-near-me\/district-3\/d3-news\/d3-news-release-19-319\">Motorists should prepare for rain-slick roadways<\/a>, Caltrans District 3 (Nov. 26, 2019)<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/advancinghealth.ubc.ca\/research-in-action\/press-release-pedestrian-fatalities-increase-on-halloween-particularly-among-children-2\">Pedestrian fatalities increase on Halloween<\/a>, University of British Columbia, on the 2018 <em>JAMA Pediatrics<\/em> study<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/tires\/tire-safety-checklist-what-to-do-before-road-trip\">Tire safety checklist<\/a>, Consumer Reports<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acg.aaa.com\/connect\/blogs\/6c\/auto\/when-to-replace-your-windshield-wipers-and-why-it-matters\">When to replace your windshield wipers<\/a>, AAA<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/weather-101-cold-air-tire-pressure\">Cold air and tire pressure<\/a>, CBS News Texas, citing AAA<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senatorsimitian.com\/entry\/reminder_to_drivers_to_keep_wipers_on_lights_on_in_storm\/\">Wipers on, lights on<\/a>, State Sen. Joe Simitian, the law&#8217;s author<\/li>\n        <li>Sunset times: calculated with NOAA&#8217;s solar position equations for Concord (approximate)<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- ===== CTA ===== -->\n  <section class=\"slf-rpt-cta\">\n    <div class=\"slf-rpt-wrap\">\n      <hr class=\"rule\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n      <h2>Hurt in a Crash This Fall?<\/h2>\n      <p>Scranton Law Firm has represented people hurt in Contra Costa crashes since 1973 and recovered over $1 billion for clients. The consultation is free, and you pay nothing unless we win.<\/p>\n      <p>Whether you need a <a href=\"https:\/\/scrantonlawfirm.com\/car-accident-lawyer\/\">car accident lawyer<\/a> in Concord or an <a href=\"https:\/\/scrantonlawfirm.com\/antioch-motorcycle-accident-lawyer\/\">Antioch motorcycle accident lawyer<\/a> after a crash on Highway 4, we can help.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"btns\">\n        <a href=\"tel:+18007070707\" class=\"slf-rpt-btn call\">Call 800-707-0707<\/a>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/scrantonlawfirm.com\/contact-us\/?reason=injury\" class=\"slf-rpt-btn form\">Free Case Review<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"disc\">This article is general information, not legal advice. Attorney Advertising. Scranton Law Firm, 2450 Stanwell Dr, Concord, CA 94520. Responsible attorney: Christian Scranton, California State Bar #196959. 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