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Fatal crashes on SR-8 in Connecticut
Every fatal crash NHTSA coded to State Route 8 in Connecticut, 2020 to 2024, with the year, the county and what the record says about each. Fatal crashes only, and a count, not a rate: the federal record has no traffic volume for a road.
SR-8 in Connecticut2020 to 2024 · fatal crashes recorded by NHTSA
51fatal crashes over five years · 58 deaths
Over 2020 to 2024, NHTSA recorded 51 fatal crashes on SR-8 in Connecticut, in which 58 people died. That is 3% of the 1,478 fatal crashes recorded in Connecticut in those years, about 10 a year. 1 of the 51 were coded to a ramp, frontage or service road of SR-8 rather than the main lanes. In 2024, the latest year, 9 were recorded.
- Counted
- FARS crashes 2020 to 2024 in Connecticut whose TWAY_ID or TWAY_ID2 begins SR-8
- Share
- 51 ÷ 1,478 fatal crashes in Connecticut = 3%
Every year, 2020 to 2024
| Year | Fatal crashes on SR-8 | Deaths | Fatal crashes in Connecticut | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 13 | 284 | 4% |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 288 | 4% |
| 2022 | 13 | 15 | 332 | 4% |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 289 | 3% |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 285 | 3% |
2024 is NHTSA’s Annual Report File and will be revised when the final file replaces it.
Where on SR-8: by county, 2020 to 2024
The counties the crashes were coded to, alphabetical. A road’s count in a county depends on how many miles of it run there and how busy they are; the page does not rank the counties. Each name opens the county page with its own rate.
What the record says about those crashes, 2020 to 2024
Every figure is a count of the 51 fatal crashes NHTSA coded to SR-8 in Connecticut over five years, from the fields FARS records. Nothing is estimated or inferred.
| Road type | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Interstate | 0 | 0% |
| Other freeway or expressway | 49 | 96% |
| Other principal arterial | 2 | 4% |
| Minor arterial | 0 | 0% |
| Major collector | 0 | 0% |
| Minor collector | 0 | 0% |
| Local road | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Rural | 5 | 10% |
| Urban | 46 | 90% |
| Time of day | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight to 5:59 am | 13 | 25% |
| 6 am to 11:59 am | 5 | 10% |
| Noon to 5:59 pm | 23 | 45% |
| 6 pm to 11:59 pm | 8 | 16% |
| Hour unknown | 2 | 4% |
| Light | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 27 | 53% |
| Dark, not lighted (or lighting unknown) | 9 | 18% |
| Dark, lighted | 14 | 27% |
| Dawn or dusk | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 1 | 2% |
| Day of week | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 12 | 24% |
| Monday | 6 | 12% |
| Tuesday | 5 | 10% |
| Wednesday | 11 | 22% |
| Thursday | 2 | 4% |
| Friday | 5 | 10% |
| Saturday | 10 | 20% |
| Month | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 14% |
| February | 3 | 6% |
| March | 4 | 8% |
| April | 2 | 4% |
| May | 5 | 10% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 7 | 14% |
| August | 4 | 8% |
| September | 3 | 6% |
| October | 8 | 16% |
| November | 4 | 8% |
| December | 4 | 8% |
| Weather | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | 41 | 80% |
| Cloudy | 4 | 8% |
| Rain | 3 | 6% |
| Snow, sleet or freezing rain | 1 | 2% |
| Fog, smog or smoke | 0 | 0% |
| Severe wind, blowing sand or other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 2 | 4% |
| Involving | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A pedestrian | 3 | 6% |
| A bicyclist or other cyclist | 0 | 0% |
| A speeding-related vehicle | 15 | 29% |
| A driver police reported as drinking | 12 | 24% |
| A large truck (over 10,000 lb) | 4 | 8% |
| A motorcycle | 9 | 18% |
| A hit-and-run vehicle | 1 | 2% |
| A teen driver (15 to 19) | 3 | 6% |
Road type is FARS FUNC_SYS for the crash, which can differ from the route’s class where a crash was coded on a frontage road or ramp; speeding is any vehicle coded SPEEDREL 2 to 5; drinking is any driver coded DRINKING = 1 (police-reported, not a blood-alcohol test).
How this is counted
- The road is the designation FARS wrote. Each crash in NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System names the trafficway it was on (
TWAY_ID) and, at an intersection, a second one (TWAY_ID2). NHTSA standardises the route designation (I-45,US-59,SR-6) and the police often add a local name after it (I-45/NORTH FWY) or a ramp or frontage word. The page counts every crash whose designation is SR-8, once, whatever followed it. Nothing else is matched: a crash coded only to a local street name is not here even if that street is this road. - Same number, another state, another road. SR-8 in Connecticut is counted within Connecticut only. Where the route continues into a neighbouring state it has its own page there, and a State Route number means nothing outside its state.
- Only roads with ten or more fatal crashes over 2020 to 2024 have a page. Fewer is too few to say anything, and the county page already lists the most-named roads in each county as the police wrote them.
- No rate, no rank. The Connecticut page lists every numbered road in route order with its count and nothing else. Roads with more lanes, more miles or more traffic record more fatal crashes; the record cannot separate those from the road’s design.
Informational only, not professional advice. Last reviewed: October 2026. Data snapshot built 2026-10-30.
Other roads in Connecticut
- I-84 73
- I-91 68
- I-95 85
- I-395 16
- SR-2 18
- SR-9 17
- SR-10 38
- SR-12 10
- SR-15 40
- SR-17 10
- SR-32 16
- SR-34 19
- SR-63 14
- SR-69 14
- SR-847 10
- US-1 52
- US-5 22
- US-6 42
- US-7 27
- US-44 30
- US-202 13
In route order, first thirty; the full list is on the Connecticut page.