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State Route 50

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 257Deaths 283Counties 6Latest 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 257 fatal crashes on State Route 50 in Florida, with 283 deaths.

That is 0.8% of the 30,387 fatal crashes in Florida over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 18% from 217 in 2005–2014 to 257 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Orange County (175), Hernando County (37) and Lake County (24) and 3 other counties.

16.0% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Florida: 20.7%) and 5.4% had a speeding-related driver (9.8%); pedestrians were 29.0% and motorcyclists 13.4% of those killed.

257fatal crashes, 2015–2024+18% vs 2005–2014
283people killed1.1 per fatal crash
16%with a drinking driverFlorida: 21%
5%speeding-relatedFlorida: 10%

Fatal crashes per year

016322000200520102015202020242000: 23 crashes2001: 24 crashes2002: 26 crashes2003: 25 crashes2004: 18 crashes2005: 28 crashes2006: 25 crashes2007: 21 crashes2008: 30 crashes2009: 20 crashes2010: 20 crashes2011: 18 crashes2012: 20 crashes2013: 12 crashes2014: 23 crashes2015: 21 crashes2016: 29 crashes2017: 27 crashes2018: 22 crashes2019: 25 crashes2020: 29 crashes2021: 28 crashes2022: 32 crashes2023: 22 crashes2024: 22 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 50 (FL) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 22 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 50Florida
Fatal crashes, 2015–202425730,387
Deaths, 2015–202428332,681
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.8%100%
Change vs previous ten years+18%+19%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking16%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver5.4%
Pedestriansshare of people killed29%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed13.4%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes61.5%

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-50Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Orange County17568%1,685
2Hernando County3714%341
3Lake County249%547
4Brevard County114%853
5Sumter County94%218
6Leon County10%336

Hour of day

12am4.3%
1am5.4%
2am2.7%
3am3.5%
4am3.1%
5am3.9%
6am4.3%
7am1.9%
8am1.6%
9am1.6%
10am3.5%
11am3.1%
12pm3.1%
1pm1.9%
2pm3.1%
3pm5.1%
4pm3.9%
5pm5.4%
6pm3.1%
7pm5.4%
8pm9.7%
9pm8.2%
10pm7.8%
11pm4.3%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 50 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Florida share for all roads.

Other routes in Florida

All routes and counties in Florida

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 50 in Florida?

257 fatal crashes with 283 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 50 had the most fatal crashes?

Orange County (175), Hernando County (37), Lake County (24), Brevard County (11) and Sumter County (9).

What share of crashes on State Route 50 involved alcohol or speeding?

16.0% had a driver reported as drinking and 5.4% a speeding-related driver, against 20.7% and 9.8% for all fatal crashes in Florida.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 50?

61.5% 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.