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Fatal crashes on I-94 in Michigan
Every fatal crash NHTSA coded to Interstate 94 in Michigan, 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-94 in Michigan2020 to 2024 · fatal crashes recorded by NHTSA
151fatal crashes over five years · 168 deaths
Over 2020 to 2024, NHTSA recorded 151 fatal crashes on I-94 in Michigan, in which 168 people died. That is 3% of the 5,173 fatal crashes recorded in Michigan in those years, about 30 a year. 22 of the 151 were coded to a ramp, frontage or service road of I-94 rather than the main lanes. In 2024, the latest year, 23 were recorded.
- Counted
- FARS crashes 2020 to 2024 in Michigan whose TWAY_ID or TWAY_ID2 begins I-94
- Share
- 151 ÷ 5,173 fatal crashes in Michigan = 3%
Every year, 2020 to 2024
| Year | Fatal crashes on I-94 | Deaths | Fatal crashes in Michigan | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26 | 29 | 1,013 | 3% |
| 2021 | 39 | 40 | 1,073 | 4% |
| 2022 | 38 | 47 | 1,054 | 4% |
| 2023 | 25 | 28 | 1,022 | 2% |
| 2024 | 23 | 24 | 1,011 | 2% |
2024 is NHTSA’s Annual Report File and will be revised when the final file replaces it.
Where on I-94: 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 151 fatal crashes NHTSA coded to I-94 in Michigan over five years, from the fields FARS records. Nothing is estimated or inferred.
| Road type | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Interstate | 144 | 95% |
| Other freeway or expressway | 0 | 0% |
| Other principal arterial | 4 | 3% |
| Minor arterial | 3 | 2% |
| Major collector | 0 | 0% |
| Minor collector | 0 | 0% |
| Local road | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Rural | 29 | 19% |
| Urban | 122 | 81% |
| Time of day | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight to 5:59 am | 48 | 32% |
| 6 am to 11:59 am | 28 | 19% |
| Noon to 5:59 pm | 29 | 19% |
| 6 pm to 11:59 pm | 46 | 30% |
| Hour unknown | 0 | 0% |
| Light | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 60 | 40% |
| Dark, not lighted (or lighting unknown) | 50 | 33% |
| Dark, lighted | 35 | 23% |
| Dawn or dusk | 6 | 4% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Day of week | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 23 | 15% |
| Monday | 23 | 15% |
| Tuesday | 22 | 15% |
| Wednesday | 17 | 11% |
| Thursday | 19 | 13% |
| Friday | 22 | 15% |
| Saturday | 25 | 17% |
| Month | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 12 | 8% |
| February | 6 | 4% |
| March | 10 | 7% |
| April | 11 | 7% |
| May | 16 | 11% |
| June | 20 | 13% |
| July | 12 | 8% |
| August | 17 | 11% |
| September | 14 | 9% |
| October | 12 | 8% |
| November | 12 | 8% |
| December | 9 | 6% |
| Weather | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | 107 | 71% |
| Cloudy | 27 | 18% |
| Rain | 10 | 7% |
| Snow, sleet or freezing rain | 7 | 5% |
| Fog, smog or smoke | 0 | 0% |
| Severe wind, blowing sand or other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Involving | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A pedestrian | 25 | 17% |
| A bicyclist or other cyclist | 0 | 0% |
| A speeding-related vehicle | 50 | 33% |
| A driver police reported as drinking | 35 | 23% |
| A large truck (over 10,000 lb) | 30 | 20% |
| A motorcycle | 17 | 11% |
| A hit-and-run vehicle | 9 | 6% |
| A teen driver (15 to 19) | 8 | 5% |
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-94, 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-94 in Michigan is counted within Michigan 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 Michigan 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-696 20
- SR-1 21
- SR-3 71
- SR-5 15
- SR-10 31
- SR-11 24
- SR-13 17
- SR-14 11
- SR-15 10
- SR-20 17
- SR-21 24
- SR-24 26
- SR-25 22
- SR-33 10
- SR-37 36
- SR-39 22
- SR-40 11
- SR-43 38
- SR-44 11
- SR-45 10
- SR-46 37
- SR-50 27
- SR-52 16
- SR-53 46
- SR-54 32
In route order, first thirty; the full list is on the Michigan page.