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State Route 11

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 30Deaths 30Counties 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.

State Route 11 in Maine was the trafficway in 30 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 30 people died.

That is 2% of the 1,478 fatal crashes in Maine over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 15% from 26 in 2005–2014 to 30 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in York County (8), Aroostook County (5) and Cumberland County (5) and 3 other counties.

36.7% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Maine: 36.9%) and 43.3% had a speeding-related driver (28.0%); pedestrians were 6.7% and motorcyclists 16.7% of those killed.

30fatal crashes, 2015–2024+15% vs 2005–2014
30people killed1.0 per fatal crash
37%with a drinking driverMaine: 37%
43%speeding-relatedMaine: 28%

Fatal crashes per year

0362000200520102015202020242000: 6 crashes2001: 4 crashes2002: 5 crashes2003: 3 crashes2004: 5 crashes2005: 5 crashes2006: 6 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 1–2 crashes2009: 1–2 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 5 crashes2013: 1–2 crashes2014: 0 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 1–2 crashes2017: 3 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 3 crashes2021: 1–2 crashes2022: 6 crashes2023: 3 crashes2024: 5 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 11 (ME) 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 Maine

MeasureState Route 11Maine
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024301,478
Deaths, 2015–2024301,593
Deaths per fatal crash1.01.1
Share of state fatal crashes2%100%
Change vs previous ten years+15%+1%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking36.7%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver43.3%
Pedestriansshare of people killed6.7%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed16.7%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes30%

tick marks the Maine 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-11Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1York County827%195
2Aroostook County517%79
3Cumberland County517%197
4Penobscot County517%172
5Androscoggin County413%113
6Kennebec County310%140

Hour of day

12am6.7%
1am0%
2am3.3%
3am3.3%
4am3.3%
5am3.3%
6am13.3%
7am0%
8am0%
9am0%
10am3.3%
11am6.7%
12pm6.7%
1pm10%
2pm6.7%
3pm10%
4pm10%
5pm3.3%
6pm0%
7pm0%
8pm3.3%
9pm3.3%
10pm0%
11pm3.3%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 11 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Maine share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 45–50310%
Mile 85–9027%
Mile 90–9527%
Mile 140–14527%
Mile 195–20027%
Mile 330–33527%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 90% 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 11 in Maine?

30 fatal crashes with 30 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 11 had the most fatal crashes?

York County (8), Aroostook County (5), Cumberland County (5), Penobscot County (5) and Androscoggin County (4).

What share of crashes on State Route 11 involved alcohol or speeding?

36.7% had a driver reported as drinking and 43.3% a speeding-related driver, against 36.9% and 28.0% for all fatal crashes in Maine.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 11?

30.0% 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.