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State Route 10

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 36Deaths 39Counties 8Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

State Route 10 in Alabama was the trafficway in 36 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 39 people died.

That is 0.4% of the 8,797 fatal crashes in Alabama over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 10% from 40 in 2005–2014 to 36 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Butler County (8), Wilcox County (7) and Marengo County (7) and 5 other counties.

38.9% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Alabama: 25.4%) and 27.8% had a speeding-related driver (26.7%); pedestrians were 5.1% and motorcyclists 5.1% of those killed.

36fatal crashes, 2015–2024-10% vs 2005–2014
39people killed1.1 per fatal crash
39%with a drinking driverAlabama: 25%
28%speeding-relatedAlabama: 27%

Fatal crashes per year

0592000200520102015202020242000: 6 crashes2001: 4 crashes2002: 6 crashes2003: 1–2 crashes2004: 5 crashes2005: 7 crashes2006: 9 crashes2007: 3 crashes2008: 5 crashes2009: 0 crashes2010: 5 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 4 crashes2013: 0 crashes2014: 5 crashes2015: 5 crashes2016: 3 crashes2017: 1–2 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 5 crashes2020: 5 crashes2021: 4 crashes2022: 4 crashes2023: 4 crashes2024: 1–2 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 10 (AL) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 1–2 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Alabama

MeasureState Route 10Alabama
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024368,797
Deaths, 2015–2024399,605
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.4%100%
Change vs previous ten years-10%+1%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking38.9%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver27.8%
Pedestriansshare of people killed5.1%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed5.1%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes52.8%

tick marks the Alabama share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on SR-10Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Butler County822%95
2Wilcox County719%38
3Marengo County719%54
4Barbour County617%63
5Choctaw County411%45
6Crenshaw County26%34
7Henry County13%26
8Pike County13%87

Hour of day

12am0%
1am2.8%
2am5.6%
3am5.6%
4am0%
5am2.8%
6am11.1%
7am5.6%
8am0%
9am5.6%
10am0%
11am5.6%
12pm0%
1pm2.8%
2pm2.8%
3pm2.8%
4pm0%
5pm11.1%
6pm8.3%
7pm2.8%
8pm5.6%
9pm11.1%
10pm2.8%
11pm5.6%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 10 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Alabama share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 80–85514%
Mile 45–5038%
Mile 105–11038%
Mile 40–4526%
Mile 185–19026%
Mile 190–19526%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 94.4% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 10 in Alabama?

36 fatal crashes with 39 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along State Route 10 had the most fatal crashes?

Butler County (8), Wilcox County (7), Marengo County (7), Barbour County (6) and Choctaw County (4).

What share of crashes on State Route 10 involved alcohol or speeding?

38.9% had a driver reported as drinking and 27.8% a speeding-related driver, against 25.4% and 26.7% for all fatal crashes in Alabama.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 10?

52.8% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.