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State Route 589

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 38Deaths 42Counties 1Latest 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 589 in Nevada was the trafficway in 38 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 42 people died.

That is 1.2% of the 3,275 fatal crashes in Nevada over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 217% from 12 in 2005–2014 to 38 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Clark County (38).

26.3% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Nevada: 28.9%) and 26.3% had a speeding-related driver (30.2%); pedestrians were 42.9% and motorcyclists 23.8% of those killed.

38fatal crashes, 2015–2024+217% vs 2005–2014
42people killed1.1 per fatal crash
26%with a drinking driverNevada: 29%
26%speeding-relatedNevada: 30%

Fatal crashes per year

0482000200520102015202020242000: 0 crashes2001: 0 crashes2002: 0 crashes2003: 0 crashes2004: 0 crashes2005: 0 crashes2006: 0 crashes2007: 0 crashes2008: 0 crashes2009: 0 crashes2010: 0 crashes2011: 0 crashes2012: 3 crashes2013: 4 crashes2014: 5 crashes2015: 8 crashes2016: 5 crashes2017: 5 crashes2018: 8 crashes2019: 5 crashes2020: 1–2 crashes2021: 1–2 crashes2022: 0 crashes2023: 1–2 crashes2024: 4 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 589 (NV) 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 Nevada

MeasureState Route 589Nevada
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024383,275
Deaths, 2015–2024423,557
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes1.2%100%
Change vs previous ten years+217%+15%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking26.3%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver26.3%
Pedestriansshare of people killed42.9%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed23.8%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes68.4%

tick marks the Nevada 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-589Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Clark County38100%2,124

Hour of day

12am2.6%
1am2.6%
2am0%
3am2.6%
4am7.9%
5am7.9%
6am2.6%
7am0%
8am0%
9am2.6%
10am2.6%
11am2.6%
12pm2.6%
1pm0%
2pm2.6%
3pm5.3%
4pm2.6%
5pm7.9%
6pm5.3%
7pm15.8%
8pm5.3%
9pm7.9%
10pm5.3%
11pm5.3%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 589 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Nevada share for all roads.

Other routes in Nevada

All routes and counties in Nevada

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 589 in Nevada?

38 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 589 had the most fatal crashes?

Clark County (38).

What share of crashes on State Route 589 involved alcohol or speeding?

26.3% had a driver reported as drinking and 26.3% a speeding-related driver, against 28.9% and 30.2% for all fatal crashes in Nevada.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 589?

68.4% 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.