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State Route 32

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 42Deaths 48Counties 8Latest 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 32 in New York was the trafficway in 42 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 48 people died.

That is 0.4% of the 10,008 fatal crashes in New York over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 21% from 53 in 2005–2014 to 42 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Orange County (14), Ulster County (11) and Albany County (7) and 5 other counties.

9.5% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (New York: 20.2%) and 23.8% had a speeding-related driver (30.9%); pedestrians were 10.4% and motorcyclists 18.8% of those killed.

42fatal crashes, 2015–2024-21% vs 2005–2014
48people killed1.1 per fatal crash
10%with a drinking driverNew York: 20%
24%speeding-relatedNew York: 31%

Fatal crashes per year

05102000200520102015202020242000: 1–2 crashes2001: 7 crashes2002: 1–2 crashes2003: 7 crashes2004: 7 crashes2005: 4 crashes2006: 8 crashes2007: 10 crashes2008: 5 crashes2009: 3 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 5 crashes2012: 6 crashes2013: 4 crashes2014: 7 crashes2015: 5 crashes2016: 5 crashes2017: 9 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 1–2 crashes2021: 6 crashes2022: 4 crashes2023: 1–2 crashes2024: 4 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 32 (NY) 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 New York

MeasureState Route 32New York
Fatal crashes, 2015–20244210,008
Deaths, 2015–20244810,682
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.4%100%
Change vs previous ten years-21%-14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking9.5%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver23.8%
Pedestriansshare of people killed10.4%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed18.8%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes42.9%

tick marks the New York 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-32Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Orange County1433%299
2Ulster County1126%153
3Albany County717%191
4Saratoga County410%155
5Greene County37%71
6Erie County12%481
7Warren County12%61
8Washington County12%71

Hour of day

12am0%
1am4.8%
2am4.8%
3am2.4%
4am2.4%
5am7.1%
6am7.1%
7am0%
8am0%
9am2.4%
10am7.1%
11am2.4%
12pm7.1%
1pm7.1%
2pm0%
3pm9.5%
4pm9.5%
5pm4.8%
6pm4.8%
7pm7.1%
8pm4.8%
9pm2.4%
10pm2.4%
11pm0%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 32 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the New York share for all roads.

Other routes in New York

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 32 in New York?

42 fatal crashes with 48 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 32 had the most fatal crashes?

Orange County (14), Ulster County (11), Albany County (7), Saratoga County (4) and Greene County (3).

What share of crashes on State Route 32 involved alcohol or speeding?

9.5% had a driver reported as drinking and 23.8% a speeding-related driver, against 20.2% and 30.9% for all fatal crashes in New York.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 32?

42.9% 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.