Over 38,000 people are killed in car accidents ever year in the U.S., per the Association for Safe International Road Travel. Every time you sit behind the wheel, you're taking on some risk and hoping to not become part of that statistic. But not all car rides are created equal, and some are far more dangerous than others. Fortunately, we now know which roads to avoid when striving to stay safe thanks to some newly released research on the deadliest highway in every state.
Using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Highway Administration, fleet vehicle tracking company Geotab determined which routes are the riskiest across the U.S. by finding the highway with the greatest fatal crash rate—the percentage of total crashes on that freeway that have resulted in death. Read on to find out which of your state's highways you might want to avoid on future road trips.
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Alabama
iStockHighway: I-65
Fatal crash rate: 0.7
Crashes in the last 10 years: 336
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 389
Alaska
ShutterstockHighway: Route 3
Fatal crash rate: 1.6
Crashes in the last 10 years: 32
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 38
Arizona
Sean Pavone / iStockHighway: I-40
Fatal crash rate: 0.3
Crashes in the last 10 years: 249
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 293
Arkansas
iStockHighway: US-65
Fatal crash rate: 1.2
Crashes in the last 10 years: 143
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 120
California
ShutterstockHighway: 140
Fatal crash rate: 1.8
Crashes in the last 10 years: 116
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 136
Colorado
iStockHighway: US-160
Fatal crash rate: 0.9
Crashes in the last 10 years: 111
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 135
Connecticut
ShutterstockHighway: I-95
Fatal crash rate: 0.2
Crashes in the last 10 years: 147
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 164
Delaware
ShutterstockHighway: I-80
Fatal crash rate: 0.4
Crashes in the last 10 years: 106
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 112
Florida
Brester Irina / ShutterstockHighway: US-1
Fatal crash rate: 2.8
Crashes in the last 10 years: 1,011
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 1,079
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Georgia
ShutterstockHighway: Route 11
Fatal crash rate: 0.8
Crashes in the last 10 years: 124
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 141
Hawaii
travellife18 / ShutterstockHighway: Route 11
Fatal crash rate: 0.4
Crashes in the last 10 years: 61
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 72
Idaho
ShutterstockHighway: US-95
Fatal crash rate: 1.1
Crashes in the last 10 years: 142
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 163
Illinois
iStockHighway: US-45
Fatal crash rate: 0.6
Crashes in the last 10 years: 100
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 112
Indiana
ShutterstockHighway: US-41
Fatal crash rate: 0.7
Crashes in the last 10 years: 106
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 111
Iowa
Michael Rolands/ShutterstockHighway: I-80
Fatal crash rate: 0.6
Crashes in the last 10 years: 154
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 188
Kansas
ShutterstockHighway: I-70
Fatal crash rate: 0.5
Crashes in the last 10 years: 134
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 155
Kentucky
ShutterstockHighway: US Route 62
Fatal crash rate: 1.2
Crashes in the last 10 years: 115
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 124
Louisiana
ShutterstockHighway: US Highway 90
Fatal crash rate: 1.2
Crashes in the last 10 years: 271
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 295
Maine
ShutterstockHighway: US-1
Fatal crash rate: 0.7
Crashes in the last 10 years: 89
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 99
Maryland
ShutterstockHighway: US Route 1
Fatal crash rate: 0.7
Crashes in the last 10 years: 118
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 135
Massachusetts
ShutterstockHighway: I-495
Fatal crash rate: 0.2
Crashes in the last 10 years: 87
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 95
Michigan
ShutterstockHighway: US-31
Fatal crash rate: 0.5
Crashes in the last 10 years: 111
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 123
Minnesota
Joe Mamer Photography / AlamyHighway: US-169
Fatal crash rate: 0.2
Crashes in the last 10 years: 60
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 68
Mississippi
ShutterstockHighway: US-61
Fatal crash rate: 1.1
Crashes in the last 10 years: 120
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 139
Missouri
ShutterstockHighway: US Route 63
Fatal crash rate: 0.7
Crashes in the last 10 years: 158
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 179
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Montana
ShutterstockHighway: US-2
Fatal crash rate: 1.4
Crashes in the last 10 years: 130
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 152
Nebraska
ShutterstockHighway: I-80
Fatal crash rate: 0.3
Crashes in the last 10 years: 179
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 235
Nevada
ShutterstockHighway: I-80
Fatal crash rate: 0.4
Crashes in the last 10 years: 153
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 170
New Hampshire
iStockHighway: I-93
Fatal crash rate: 0.1
Crashes in the last 10 years: 57
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 60
New Jersey
iStockHighway: US-130
Fatal crash rate: 0.5
Crashes in the last 10 years: 111
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 112
New Mexico
ShutterstockHighway: I-40
Fatal crash rate: 1.4
Crashes in the last 10 years: 344
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 395
New York
ShutterstockHighway: I-87
Fatal crash rate: 0.3
Crashes in the last 10 years: 156
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 188
North Carolina
iStockHighway: I-95
Fatal crash rate: 1.0
Crashes in the last 10 years: 201
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 240
North Dakota
iStockHighway: US-2
Fatal crash rate: 0.7
Crashes in the last 10 years: 86
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 99
Ohio
iStockHighway: I-71
Fatal crash rate: 0.3
Crashes in the last 10 years: 186
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 194
Oklahoma
ShutterstockHighway: US Route 69
Fatal crash rate: 1.1
Crashes in the last 10 years: 132
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 155
Oregon
iStockHighway: US Route 101
Fatal crash rate: 1.3
Crashes in the last 10 years: 125
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 140
Pennsylvania
peeterv / iStockHighway: I-80
Fatal crash rate: 0.5
Crashes in the last 10 years: 106
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 115
Rhode Island
iStockHighway: I-95
Fatal crash rate: 0.1
Crashes in the last 10 years: 39
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 40
South Carolina
Sean Pavone / ShutterstockHighway: I-95
Fatal crash rate: 1.3
Crashes in the last 10 years: 244
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 301
South Dakota
ShutterstockHighway: US-18
Fatal crash rate: 1.4
Crashes in the last 10 years: 48
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 55
Tennessee
Von ESB Professional / ShutterstockHighway: I-40
Fatal crash rate: 0.7
Crashes in the last 10 years: 437
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 517
Texas
iStockHighway: US-83
Fatal crash rate: 2.0
Crashes in the last 10 years: 268
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 336
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Utah
ShutterstockHighway: US Route 89
Fatal crash rate: 0.6
Crashes in the last 10 years: 112
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 131
Vermont
ShutterstockHighway: US-7
Fatal crash rate: 0.4
Crashes in the last 10 years: 46
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 53
Virginia
iStockHighway: US-460
Fatal crash rate: 1.2
Crashes in the last 10 years: 190
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 208
Washington
iStockHighway: I-5
Fatal crash rate: 0.3
Crashes in the last 10 years: 245
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 258
West Virginia
ShutterstockHighway: US-19
Fatal crash rate: 0.7
Crashes in the last 10 years: 101
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 111
Wisconsin
ShutterstockHighway: I-94
Fatal crash rate: 0.2
Crashes in the last 10 years: 115
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 132
Wyoming
ShutterstockHighway: I-80
Fatal crash rate: 1.4
Crashes in the last 10 years: 175
Fatalities in the last 10 years: 207
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