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Fatal crashes on I-85 in Georgia
Every fatal crash NHTSA coded to Interstate 85 in Georgia, 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.
I-85 in Georgia2020 to 2024 · fatal crashes recorded by NHTSA
192fatal crashes over five years · 203 deaths
Over 2020 to 2024, NHTSA recorded 192 fatal crashes on I-85 in Georgia, in which 203 people died. That is 3% of the 7,673 fatal crashes recorded in Georgia in those years, about 38 a year. 13 of the 192 were coded to a ramp, frontage or service road of I-85 rather than the main lanes. In 2024, the latest year, 29 were recorded.
- Counted
- FARS crashes 2020 to 2024 in Georgia whose TWAY_ID or TWAY_ID2 begins I-85
- Share
- 192 ÷ 7,673 fatal crashes in Georgia = 3%
Every year, 2020 to 2024
| Year | Fatal crashes on I-85 | Deaths | Fatal crashes in Georgia | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 38 | 41 | 1,517 | 3% |
| 2021 | 54 | 57 | 1,681 | 3% |
| 2022 | 38 | 41 | 1,677 | 2% |
| 2023 | 33 | 35 | 1,486 | 2% |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 1,312 | 2% |
2024 is NHTSA’s Annual Report File and will be revised when the final file replaces it.
Where on I-85: 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 192 fatal crashes NHTSA coded to I-85 in Georgia over five years, from the fields FARS records. Nothing is estimated or inferred.
| Road type | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Interstate | 158 | 82% |
| Other freeway or expressway | 28 | 15% |
| Other principal arterial | 5 | 3% |
| Minor arterial | 0 | 0% |
| Major collector | 1 | 1% |
| Minor collector | 0 | 0% |
| Local road | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Rural | 45 | 23% |
| Urban | 147 | 77% |
| Time of day | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight to 5:59 am | 62 | 32% |
| 6 am to 11:59 am | 33 | 17% |
| Noon to 5:59 pm | 35 | 18% |
| 6 pm to 11:59 pm | 62 | 32% |
| Hour unknown | 0 | 0% |
| Light | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 67 | 35% |
| Dark, not lighted (or lighting unknown) | 86 | 45% |
| Dark, lighted | 36 | 19% |
| Dawn or dusk | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Day of week | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 34 | 18% |
| Monday | 33 | 17% |
| Tuesday | 24 | 13% |
| Wednesday | 26 | 14% |
| Thursday | 28 | 15% |
| Friday | 25 | 13% |
| Saturday | 22 | 11% |
| Month | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14 | 7% |
| February | 19 | 10% |
| March | 16 | 8% |
| April | 6 | 3% |
| May | 12 | 6% |
| June | 20 | 10% |
| July | 14 | 7% |
| August | 14 | 7% |
| September | 21 | 11% |
| October | 17 | 9% |
| November | 18 | 9% |
| December | 21 | 11% |
| Weather | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | 124 | 65% |
| Cloudy | 37 | 19% |
| Rain | 28 | 15% |
| Snow, sleet or freezing rain | 0 | 0% |
| Fog, smog or smoke | 3 | 2% |
| Severe wind, blowing sand or other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Involving | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A pedestrian | 35 | 18% |
| A bicyclist or other cyclist | 0 | 0% |
| A speeding-related vehicle | 40 | 21% |
| A driver police reported as drinking | 19 | 10% |
| A large truck (over 10,000 lb) | 48 | 25% |
| A motorcycle | 14 | 7% |
| A hit-and-run vehicle | 10 | 5% |
| A teen driver (15 to 19) | 13 | 7% |
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 I-85, 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. I-85 in Georgia is counted within Georgia 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 Georgia 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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- I-20 223
- I-75 342
- I-95 73
- I-185 12
- I-285 153
- I-475 12
- I-520 25
- I-575 17
- I-985 11
- SR-1 90
- SR-2 40
- SR-3 105
- SR-4 33
- SR-5 51
- SR-6 35
- SR-7 20
- SR-8 47
- SR-9 23
- SR-10 68
- SR-11 62
- SR-12 21
- SR-13 18
- SR-14 41
- SR-15 45
- SR-16 45
- SR-17 50
- SR-18 14
- SR-19 20
- SR-20 67
In route order, first thirty; the full list is on the Georgia page.