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State Route 16

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 50Deaths 55Counties 4Latest 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.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 50 fatal crashes on State Route 16 in Florida, with 55 deaths.

That is 0.2% of the 30,387 fatal crashes in Florida over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 14% from 44 in 2005–2014 to 50 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in St. Johns County (27), Clay County (18) and Bradford County (4) and 1 other county.

18.0% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Florida: 20.7%) and 0.0% had a speeding-related driver (9.8%); pedestrians were 18.2% and motorcyclists 9.1% of those killed.

50fatal crashes, 2015–2024+14% vs 2005–2014
55people killed1.1 per fatal crash
18%with a drinking driverFlorida: 21%
0%speeding-relatedFlorida: 10%

Fatal crashes per year

06112000200520102015202020242000: 3 crashes2001: 1–2 crashes2002: 5 crashes2003: 4 crashes2004: 1–2 crashes2005: 5 crashes2006: 3 crashes2007: 6 crashes2008: 11 crashes2009: 3 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 3 crashes2013: 4 crashes2014: 4 crashes2015: 6 crashes2016: 6 crashes2017: 8 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 7 crashes2020: 6 crashes2021: 7 crashes2022: 3 crashes2023: 1–2 crashes2024: 3 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 16 (FL) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 3 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 Florida

MeasureState Route 16Florida
Fatal crashes, 2015–20245030,387
Deaths, 2015–20245532,681
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.2%100%
Change vs previous ten years+14%+19%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking18%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver0%
Pedestriansshare of people killed18.2%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed9.1%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes54%

tick marks the Florida 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-16Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1St. Johns County2754%332
2Clay County1836%246
3Bradford County48%70
4Union County12%34

Hour of day

12am0%
1am4%
2am6%
3am2%
4am0%
5am2%
6am6%
7am2%
8am2%
9am4%
10am2%
11am4%
12pm2%
1pm6%
2pm0%
3pm6%
4pm4%
5pm8%
6pm2%
7pm4%
8pm12%
9pm12%
10pm6%
11pm4%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 16 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Florida share for all roads.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 16 in Florida?

50 fatal crashes with 55 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 16 had the most fatal crashes?

St. Johns County (27), Clay County (18), Bradford County (4) and Union County (1).

What share of crashes on State Route 16 involved alcohol or speeding?

18.0% had a driver reported as drinking and 0.0% a speeding-related driver, against 20.7% and 9.8% for all fatal crashes in Florida.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 16?

54.0% 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.