Seniors are actually less likely to be drivers in all car crashes, including fatal crashes. While licensed drivers ages 55 and older account for 39 percent of all drivers, they are only drivers in 28 percent of all crashes and 23 percent of all fatal crashes, according to 2022 data from the National Safety Council. Younger people ages 16 to 44 are overrepresented as drivers in crashes, and crash rates begin to decrease for drivers 45 and older.