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Fatal crashes on US-98 in Florida
Every fatal crash NHTSA coded to US Route 98, also written as Sr-80, in Florida, 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.
US-98 in Florida2020 to 2024 · fatal crashes recorded by NHTSA
274fatal crashes over five years · 299 deaths
Over 2020 to 2024, NHTSA recorded 274 fatal crashes on US-98 in Florida, in which 299 people died. That is 2% of the 15,959 fatal crashes recorded in Florida in those years, about 55 a year. In 2024, the latest year, 52 were recorded.
- Counted
- FARS crashes 2020 to 2024 in Florida whose TWAY_ID or TWAY_ID2 begins US-98, with or without a local name (Sr-80)
- Share
- 274 ÷ 15,959 fatal crashes in Florida = 2%
Every year, 2020 to 2024
| Year | Fatal crashes on US-98 | Deaths | Fatal crashes in Florida | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 70 | 78 | 3,097 | 2% |
| 2021 | 62 | 66 | 3,453 | 2% |
| 2022 | 53 | 55 | 3,315 | 2% |
| 2023 | 37 | 41 | 3,163 | 1% |
| 2024 | 52 | 59 | 2,931 | 2% |
2024 is NHTSA’s Annual Report File and will be revised when the final file replaces it.
Where on US-98: 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 274 fatal crashes NHTSA coded to US-98 in Florida over five years, from the fields FARS records. Nothing is estimated or inferred.
| Road type | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Interstate | 0 | 0% |
| Other freeway or expressway | 2 | 1% |
| Other principal arterial | 266 | 97% |
| Minor arterial | 4 | 1% |
| Major collector | 1 | 0% |
| Minor collector | 0 | 0% |
| Local road | 1 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Rural | 73 | 27% |
| Urban | 201 | 73% |
| Time of day | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight to 5:59 am | 60 | 22% |
| 6 am to 11:59 am | 51 | 19% |
| Noon to 5:59 pm | 73 | 27% |
| 6 pm to 11:59 pm | 90 | 33% |
| Hour unknown | 0 | 0% |
| Light | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 100 | 36% |
| Dark, not lighted (or lighting unknown) | 90 | 33% |
| Dark, lighted | 68 | 25% |
| Dawn or dusk | 16 | 6% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Day of week | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 42 | 15% |
| Monday | 34 | 12% |
| Tuesday | 35 | 13% |
| Wednesday | 38 | 14% |
| Thursday | 39 | 14% |
| Friday | 44 | 16% |
| Saturday | 42 | 15% |
| Month | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 22 | 8% |
| February | 23 | 8% |
| March | 17 | 6% |
| April | 26 | 9% |
| May | 22 | 8% |
| June | 21 | 8% |
| July | 23 | 8% |
| August | 22 | 8% |
| September | 18 | 7% |
| October | 31 | 11% |
| November | 22 | 8% |
| December | 27 | 10% |
| Weather | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | 208 | 76% |
| Cloudy | 39 | 14% |
| Rain | 16 | 6% |
| Snow, sleet or freezing rain | 0 | 0% |
| Fog, smog or smoke | 10 | 4% |
| Severe wind, blowing sand or other | 1 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Involving | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A pedestrian | 66 | 24% |
| A bicyclist or other cyclist | 19 | 7% |
| A speeding-related vehicle | 26 | 9% |
| A driver police reported as drinking | 33 | 12% |
| A large truck (over 10,000 lb) | 51 | 19% |
| A motorcycle | 43 | 16% |
| A hit-and-run vehicle | 23 | 8% |
| A teen driver (15 to 19) | 25 | 9% |
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 US-98, 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. US-98 in Florida is counted within Florida 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 Florida 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.
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In route order, first thirty; the full list is on the Florida page.