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State Route 74

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 41Deaths 42Counties 7Latest 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 41 fatal crashes on State Route 74 in Georgia, with 42 deaths.

That is 0.3% of the 14,652 fatal crashes in Georgia over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 9% from 45 in 2005–2014 to 41 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Bibb County (14), Fayette County (11) and Upson County (6) and 4 other counties.

7.3% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Georgia: 19.6%) and 26.8% had a speeding-related driver (19.4%); pedestrians were 28.6% and motorcyclists 19.0% of those killed.

41fatal crashes, 2015–2024-9% vs 2005–2014
42people killed1.0 per fatal crash
7%with a drinking driverGeorgia: 20%
27%speeding-relatedGeorgia: 19%

Fatal crashes per year

0472000200520102015202020242000: 4 crashes2001: 3 crashes2002: 5 crashes2003: 3 crashes2004: 4 crashes2005: 7 crashes2006: 3 crashes2007: 3 crashes2008: 6 crashes2009: 4 crashes2010: 5 crashes2011: 5 crashes2012: 3 crashes2013: 4 crashes2014: 5 crashes2015: 4 crashes2016: 3 crashes2017: 1–2 crashes2018: 4 crashes2019: 5 crashes2020: 1–2 crashes2021: 7 crashes2022: 6 crashes2023: 7 crashes2024: 1–2 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 74 (GA) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 1–2 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 Georgia

MeasureState Route 74Georgia
Fatal crashes, 2015–20244114,652
Deaths, 2015–20244215,801
Deaths per fatal crash1.01.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.3%100%
Change vs previous ten years-9%+15%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking7.3%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver26.8%
Pedestriansshare of people killed28.6%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed19%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes51.2%

tick marks the Georgia 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-74Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Bibb County1434%335
2Fayette County1127%106
3Upson County615%44
4Monroe County410%78
5Fulton County37%1,189
6Meriwether County25%63
7Coweta County12%193

Hour of day

12am2.4%
1am4.9%
2am4.9%
3am0%
4am0%
5am2.4%
6am0%
7am2.4%
8am0%
9am4.9%
10am2.4%
11am2.4%
12pm7.3%
1pm2.4%
2pm4.9%
3pm4.9%
4pm9.8%
5pm7.3%
6pm9.8%
7pm7.3%
8pm4.9%
9pm7.3%
10pm2.4%
11pm4.9%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 74 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Georgia share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–51229%
Mile 5–101127%
Mile 10–15922%
Mile 15–2037%
Mile 100–10525%
Mile 20–2512%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 97.6% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 74 in Georgia?

41 fatal crashes with 42 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 74 had the most fatal crashes?

Bibb County (14), Fayette County (11), Upson County (6), Monroe County (4) and Fulton County (3).

What share of crashes on State Route 74 involved alcohol or speeding?

7.3% had a driver reported as drinking and 26.8% a speeding-related driver, against 19.6% and 19.4% for all fatal crashes in Georgia.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 74?

51.2% 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.