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State Route 817

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 93Deaths 98Counties 2Latest 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 817 in Florida was the trafficway in 93 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 98 people died.

That is 0.3% of the 30,387 fatal crashes in Florida over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 11% from 84 in 2005–2014 to 93 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Broward County (64) and Miami-Dade County (29).

16.1% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Florida: 20.7%) and 8.6% had a speeding-related driver (9.8%); pedestrians were 24.5% and motorcyclists 20.4% of those killed.

93fatal crashes, 2015–2024+11% vs 2005–2014
98people killed1.1 per fatal crash
16%with a drinking driverFlorida: 21%
9%speeding-relatedFlorida: 10%

Fatal crashes per year

08162000200520102015202020242000: 7 crashes2001: 12 crashes2002: 4 crashes2003: 3 crashes2004: 4 crashes2005: 6 crashes2006: 9 crashes2007: 5 crashes2008: 7 crashes2009: 14 crashes2010: 11 crashes2011: 7 crashes2012: 4 crashes2013: 5 crashes2014: 16 crashes2015: 8 crashes2016: 12 crashes2017: 13 crashes2018: 4 crashes2019: 9 crashes2020: 9 crashes2021: 14 crashes2022: 10 crashes2023: 9 crashes2024: 5 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 817 (FL) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 5 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 817Florida
Fatal crashes, 2015–20249330,387
Deaths, 2015–20249832,681
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.3%100%
Change vs previous ten years+11%+19%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking16.1%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver8.6%
Pedestriansshare of people killed24.5%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed20.4%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes66.7%

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-817Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Broward County6469%2,318
2Miami-Dade County2931%2,902

Hour of day

12am8.6%
1am7.5%
2am4.3%
3am4.3%
4am2.2%
5am4.3%
6am3.2%
7am2.2%
8am1.1%
9am2.2%
10am2.2%
11am5.4%
12pm1.1%
1pm1.1%
2pm3.2%
3pm7.5%
4pm2.2%
5pm2.2%
6pm6.5%
7pm4.3%
8pm7.5%
9pm5.4%
10pm3.2%
11pm8.6%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 817 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 817 in Florida?

93 fatal crashes with 98 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 817 had the most fatal crashes?

Broward County (64) and Miami-Dade County (29).

What share of crashes on State Route 817 involved alcohol or speeding?

16.1% had a driver reported as drinking and 8.6% a speeding-related driver, against 20.7% and 9.8% for all fatal crashes in Florida.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 817?

66.7% 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.