Where are North Carolina’s Most Dangerous Highways?

Most Dangerous Highways in North Carolina

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released its early estimate of traffic fatalities for last year. The NHTSA projects that an estimated 42,915 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 12 months across the nation, a 10.5% increase from the 38,824 fatalities the previous year.

According to NHTSA, in nearly half of all fatal crashes, drivers were either speeding, impaired by alcohol, not wearing a seat belt, or some combination of those three. Unfortunately, highway driving can lead to more serious or fatal accidents than on other roadways because vehicles are traveling at much greater speeds.

This is true in North Carolina, too.

Ranking the Most Dangerous North Carolina Highways by Fatal Collisions

At Dewey, Ramsay & Hunt, P.A., our Charlotte car accident attorneys know it is not unusual to see crashes on our North Carolina highways. While some are rear-end collisions or so-called fender benders, some of these crashes leave our residents grieving from the loss of their family members.

These are the statistics for our interstate highways:

US-401 Raeford Rd

• Number of fatal crashes: 4; Total fatalities: 4

US-301

• Number of fatal crashes: 4; Total fatalities: 4

US-23

• Number of fatal crashes: 5; Total fatalities: 5

SR-96

• Number of fatal crashes: 5; Total fatalities: 6

SR-49

• Number of fatal crashes: 7; Total fatalities: 7

SR-16

• Number of fatal crashes: 7; Total fatalities: 7

US-1

• Number of fatal crashes: 6; Total fatalities: 8

SR-42

• Number of fatal crashes: 7; Total fatalities: 8

SR-24

• Number of fatal crashes: 8; Total fatalities: 8 

US-74

• Number of fatal crashes: 8; Total fatalities: 9

US-264

• Number of fatal crashes: 9; Total fatalities: 9

US-17

• Number of fatal crashes: 9; Total fatalities: 9

US-40

• Number of fatal crashes: 7; Total fatalities: 10

SR-87

• Number of fatal crashes: 10; Total fatalities: 11

I-485

• Number of fatal crashes: 7; Total fatalities: 12

I-95

• Number of fatal crashes: 11; Total fatalities: 12

I-77

• Number of fatal crashes: 12; Total fatalities: 12

US-64

• Number of fatal crashes: 13; Total fatalities: 15

US-158

• Number of fatal crashes: 13; Total fatalities: 16

US-421

• Number of fatal crashes: 14; Total fatalities: 16

SR-55

• Number of fatal crashes: 13; Total fatalities: 19

I-85

• Number of fatal crashes: 18; Total fatalities: 20

US-70

• Number of fatal crashes: 26; Total fatalities: 30

I-40

• Number of fatal crashes: 28; Total fatalities: 3

If you have tragically lost a loved one on our North Carolina roadways, our compassionate wrongful death attorneys in Charlotte want to help you understand your legal rights and options to hold the negligent driver liable for your family’s full recovery needs.

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