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US Route 75

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 68Deaths 81Counties 9Latest 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.

US Route 75 in Nebraska was the trafficway in 68 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 81 people died.

That is 3.3% of the 2,087 fatal crashes in Nebraska over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 28% from 53 in 2005–2014 to 68 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Douglas County (22), Sarpy County (13) and Nemaha County (7) and 6 other counties.

30.9% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Nebraska: 32.6%) and 5.9% had a speeding-related driver (17.5%); pedestrians were 11.1% and motorcyclists 11.1% of those killed.

68fatal crashes, 2015–2024+28% vs 2005–2014
81people killed1.2 per fatal crash
31%with a drinking driverNebraska: 33%
6%speeding-relatedNebraska: 18%

Fatal crashes per year

05102000200520102015202020242000: 5 crashes2001: 5 crashes2002: 7 crashes2003: 4 crashes2004: 6 crashes2005: 8 crashes2006: 8 crashes2007: 6 crashes2008: 10 crashes2009: 5 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 5 crashes2013: 3 crashes2014: 4 crashes2015: 8 crashes2016: 7 crashes2017: 8 crashes2018: 10 crashes2019: 10 crashes2020: 10 crashes2021: 7 crashes2022: 4 crashes2023: 1–2 crashes2024: 3 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 75 (NE) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 3 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 Nebraska

MeasureUS Route 75Nebraska
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024682,087
Deaths, 2015–2024812,346
Deaths per fatal crash1.21.1
Share of state fatal crashes3.3%100%
Change vs previous ten years+28%+4%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking30.9%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver5.9%
Pedestriansshare of people killed11.1%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed11.1%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes43.9%

tick marks the Nebraska 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-75Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Douglas County2232%409
2Sarpy County1319%93
3Nemaha County710%14
4Richardson County69%12
5Otoe County57%21
6Thurston County57%20
7Burt County46%20
8Washington County46%23
9Cass County23%48

Hour of day

12am3%
1am3%
2am6.1%
3am3%
4am1.5%
5am0%
6am1.5%
7am3%
8am1.5%
9am1.5%
10am4.5%
11am7.6%
12pm7.6%
1pm6.1%
2pm3%
3pm4.5%
4pm7.6%
5pm7.6%
6pm1.5%
7pm7.6%
8pm6.1%
9pm3%
10pm3%
11pm6.1%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 75 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Nebraska share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 85–901015%
Mile 90–95913%
Mile 80–85710%
Mile 75–8057%
Mile 15–2046%
Mile 0–534%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 97.1% 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 75 in Nebraska?

68 fatal crashes with 81 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 75 had the most fatal crashes?

Douglas County (22), Sarpy County (13), Nemaha County (7), Richardson County (6) and Otoe County (5).

What share of crashes on US Route 75 involved alcohol or speeding?

30.9% had a driver reported as drinking and 5.9% a speeding-related driver, against 32.6% and 17.5% for all fatal crashes in Nebraska.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 75?

43.9% 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.