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Fatal crashes 2015–2024 37Deaths 41Counties 11Latest 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 37 fatal crashes on US Route 14 in Minnesota, with 41 deaths.

That is 1% of the 3,788 fatal crashes in Minnesota over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 35% from 57 in 2005–2014 to 37 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Olmsted County (13), Nicollet County (5) and Blue Earth County (4) and 8 other counties.

10.8% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Minnesota: 30.3%) and 27.0% had a speeding-related driver (27.1%); pedestrians were 2.4% and motorcyclists 2.4% of those killed.

37fatal crashes, 2015–2024-35% vs 2005–2014
41people killed1.1 per fatal crash
11%with a drinking driverMinnesota: 30%
27%speeding-relatedMinnesota: 27%

Fatal crashes per year

05102000200520102015202020242000: 9 crashes2001: 9 crashes2002: 10 crashes2003: 5 crashes2004: 9 crashes2005: 6 crashes2006: 4 crashes2007: 5 crashes2008: 8 crashes2009: 5 crashes2010: 6 crashes2011: 6 crashes2012: 5 crashes2013: 5 crashes2014: 7 crashes2015: 3 crashes2016: 3 crashes2017: 4 crashes2018: 5 crashes2019: 6 crashes2020: 5 crashes2021: 1–2 crashes2022: 1–2 crashes2023: 1–2 crashes2024: 5 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 14 (MN) 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 Minnesota

MeasureUS Route 14Minnesota
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024373,788
Deaths, 2015–2024414,111
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes1%100%
Change vs previous ten years-35%-4%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking10.8%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver27%
Pedestriansshare of people killed2.4%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed2.4%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes24.3%

tick marks the Minnesota 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 US-14Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Olmsted County1335%89
2Nicollet County514%20
3Blue Earth County411%49
4Dodge County38%22
5Redwood County38%19
6Winona County38%39
7Brown County25%17
8Lincoln County13%5
9Lyon County13%24
10Steele County13%25
11Waseca County13%12

Hour of day

12am0%
1am0%
2am0%
3am0%
4am0%
5am0%
6am2.7%
7am8.1%
8am2.7%
9am16.2%
10am2.7%
11am0%
12pm2.7%
1pm5.4%
2pm8.1%
3pm5.4%
4pm10.8%
5pm10.8%
6pm8.1%
7pm0%
8pm5.4%
9pm2.7%
10pm5.4%
11pm2.7%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 14 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Minnesota share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 215–220514%
Mile 110–11538%
Mile 135–14038%
Mile 205–21038%
Mile 55–6025%
Mile 185–19025%

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.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 14 in Minnesota?

37 fatal crashes with 41 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 US Route 14 had the most fatal crashes?

Olmsted County (13), Nicollet County (5), Blue Earth County (4), Dodge County (3) and Redwood County (3).

What share of crashes on US Route 14 involved alcohol or speeding?

10.8% had a driver reported as drinking and 27.0% a speeding-related driver, against 30.3% and 27.1% for all fatal crashes in Minnesota.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 14?

24.3% 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.