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State Route 704

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 60Deaths 61Counties 1Latest 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 60 fatal crashes on State Route 704 in Florida, with 61 deaths.

That is 0.2% of the 30,387 fatal crashes in Florida over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 40% from 43 in 2005–2014 to 60 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Palm Beach County (60).

15.0% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Florida: 20.7%) and 6.7% had a speeding-related driver (9.8%); pedestrians were 34.4% and motorcyclists 16.4% of those killed.

60fatal crashes, 2015–2024+40% vs 2005–2014
61people killed1.0 per fatal crash
15%with a drinking driverFlorida: 21%
7%speeding-relatedFlorida: 10%

Fatal crashes per year

05102000200520102015202020242000: 5 crashes2001: 5 crashes2002: 7 crashes2003: 1–2 crashes2004: 6 crashes2005: 4 crashes2006: 7 crashes2007: 6 crashes2008: 4 crashes2009: 6 crashes2010: 6 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 0 crashes2013: 1–2 crashes2014: 6 crashes2015: 8 crashes2016: 10 crashes2017: 4 crashes2018: 5 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 6 crashes2021: 8 crashes2022: 4 crashes2023: 7 crashes2024: 6 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 704 (FL) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 6 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 704Florida
Fatal crashes, 2015–20246030,387
Deaths, 2015–20246132,681
Deaths per fatal crash1.01.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.2%100%
Change vs previous ten years+40%+19%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking15%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver6.7%
Pedestriansshare of people killed34.4%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed16.4%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes63.3%

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-704Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Palm Beach County60100%1,788

Hour of day

12am3.3%
1am6.7%
2am3.3%
3am1.7%
4am6.7%
5am0%
6am3.3%
7am1.7%
8am0%
9am5%
10am1.7%
11am3.3%
12pm0%
1pm0%
2pm5%
3pm5%
4pm8.3%
5pm3.3%
6pm3.3%
7pm6.7%
8pm5%
9pm10%
10pm3.3%
11pm13.3%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 704 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 704 in Florida?

60 fatal crashes with 61 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 704 had the most fatal crashes?

Palm Beach County (60).

What share of crashes on State Route 704 involved alcohol or speeding?

15.0% had a driver reported as drinking and 6.7% a speeding-related driver, against 20.7% and 9.8% for all fatal crashes in Florida.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 704?

63.3% 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.