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State Route 60

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 325Deaths 361Counties 5Latest 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 60 in Florida was the trafficway in 325 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 361 people died.

That is 1.1% of the 30,387 fatal crashes in Florida over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 27% from 255 in 2005–2014 to 325 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Hillsborough County (116), Polk County (99) and Pinellas County (45) and 2 other counties.

21.8% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Florida: 20.7%) and 15.7% had a speeding-related driver (9.8%); pedestrians were 19.9% and motorcyclists 18.8% of those killed.

325fatal crashes, 2015–2024+27% vs 2005–2014
361people killed1.1 per fatal crash
22%with a drinking driverFlorida: 21%
16%speeding-relatedFlorida: 10%

Fatal crashes per year

022432000200520102015202020242000: 31 crashes2001: 35 crashes2002: 43 crashes2003: 31 crashes2004: 31 crashes2005: 38 crashes2006: 28 crashes2007: 24 crashes2008: 36 crashes2009: 24 crashes2010: 22 crashes2011: 19 crashes2012: 21 crashes2013: 18 crashes2014: 25 crashes2015: 31 crashes2016: 29 crashes2017: 31 crashes2018: 40 crashes2019: 39 crashes2020: 34 crashes2021: 42 crashes2022: 39 crashes2023: 23 crashes2024: 17 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 60 (FL) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 17 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 60Florida
Fatal crashes, 2015–202432530,387
Deaths, 2015–202436132,681
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes1.1%100%
Change vs previous ten years+27%+19%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking21.8%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver15.7%
Pedestriansshare of people killed19.9%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed18.8%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes62.8%

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-60Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Hillsborough County11636%1,993
2Polk County9930%1,217
3Pinellas County4514%1,140
4Indian River County4012%231
5Osceola County258%561

Hour of day

12am4%
1am4.3%
2am3.1%
3am4.6%
4am3.1%
5am4%
6am4%
7am4.9%
8am1.8%
9am4%
10am3.4%
11am1.8%
12pm3.4%
1pm2.5%
2pm2.2%
3pm1.8%
4pm4.3%
5pm3.1%
6pm5.8%
7pm7.4%
8pm6.5%
9pm8.9%
10pm6.2%
11pm4.9%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 60 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 60 in Florida?

325 fatal crashes with 361 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 60 had the most fatal crashes?

Hillsborough County (116), Polk County (99), Pinellas County (45), Indian River County (40) and Osceola County (25).

What share of crashes on State Route 60 involved alcohol or speeding?

21.8% had a driver reported as drinking and 15.7% a speeding-related driver, against 20.7% and 9.8% for all fatal crashes in Florida.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 60?

62.8% 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.