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State Route 99

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 44Deaths 47Counties 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 99 in Michigan was the trafficway in 44 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 47 people died.

That is 0.4% of the 9,800 fatal crashes in Michigan over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 120% from 20 in 2005–2014 to 44 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Ingham County (25), Eaton County (10) and Hillsdale County (5) and 2 other counties.

22.7% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Michigan: 28.1%) and 36.4% had a speeding-related driver (25.4%); pedestrians were 14.9% and motorcyclists 29.8% of those killed.

44fatal crashes, 2015–2024+120% vs 2005–2014
47people killed1.1 per fatal crash
23%with a drinking driverMichigan: 28%
36%speeding-relatedMichigan: 25%

Fatal crashes per year

0472000200520102015202020242000: 1–2 crashes2001: 5 crashes2002: 0 crashes2003: 4 crashes2004: 3 crashes2005: 1–2 crashes2006: 4 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 1–2 crashes2009: 3 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 1–2 crashes2013: 1–2 crashes2014: 0 crashes2015: 0 crashes2016: 4 crashes2017: 6 crashes2018: 6 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 7 crashes2021: 7 crashes2022: 6 crashes2023: 3 crashes2024: 4 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 99 (MI) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 4 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 Michigan

MeasureState Route 99Michigan
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024449,800
Deaths, 2015–20244710,567
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.4%100%
Change vs previous ten years+120%+8%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking22.7%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver36.4%
Pedestriansshare of people killed14.9%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed29.8%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes54.5%

tick marks the Michigan 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-99Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Ingham County2557%208
2Eaton County1023%123
3Hillsdale County511%55
4Calhoun County37%203
5Jackson County12%191

Hour of day

12am2.3%
1am2.3%
2am4.5%
3am0%
4am2.3%
5am0%
6am0%
7am0%
8am4.5%
9am4.5%
10am0%
11am4.5%
12pm2.3%
1pm6.8%
2pm9.1%
3pm4.5%
4pm6.8%
5pm2.3%
6pm4.5%
7pm9.1%
8pm6.8%
9pm9.1%
10pm9.1%
11pm4.5%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 99 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Michigan share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–53580%
Mile 5–1049%
Mile 10–1549%
Mile 15–2012%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 100% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

Other routes in Michigan

All routes and counties in Michigan

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 99 in Michigan?

44 fatal crashes with 47 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 99 had the most fatal crashes?

Ingham County (25), Eaton County (10), Hillsdale County (5), Calhoun County (3) and Jackson County (1).

What share of crashes on State Route 99 involved alcohol or speeding?

22.7% had a driver reported as drinking and 36.4% a speeding-related driver, against 28.1% and 25.4% for all fatal crashes in Michigan.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 99?

54.5% 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.