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State Route 987G

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 42Deaths 45Counties 4Latest 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 987G in New York was the trafficway in 42 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 45 people died.

That is 0.4% of the 10,008 fatal crashes in New York over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 75% from 24 in 2005–2014 to 42 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Westchester County (18), Dutchess County (15) and Putnam County (5) and 1 other county.

23.8% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (New York: 20.2%) and 52.4% had a speeding-related driver (30.9%); pedestrians were 2.2% and motorcyclists 17.8% of those killed.

42fatal crashes, 2015–2024+75% vs 2005–2014
45people killed1.1 per fatal crash
24%with a drinking driverNew York: 20%
52%speeding-relatedNew York: 31%

Fatal crashes per year

0592000200520102015202020242000: 0 crashes2001: 0 crashes2002: 0 crashes2003: 0 crashes2004: 0 crashes2005: 0 crashes2006: 3 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 3 crashes2009: 1–2 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 3 crashes2013: 3 crashes2014: 5 crashes2015: 9 crashes2016: 1–2 crashes2017: 6 crashes2018: 0 crashes2019: 3 crashes2020: 6 crashes2021: 5 crashes2022: 4 crashes2023: 3 crashes2024: 5 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 987G (NY) 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 New York

MeasureState Route 987GNew York
Fatal crashes, 2015–20244210,008
Deaths, 2015–20244510,682
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.4%100%
Change vs previous ten years+75%-14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking23.8%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver52.4%
Pedestriansshare of people killed2.2%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed17.8%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes40.5%

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-987GShare of routeCounty total, all roads
1Westchester County1843%340
2Dutchess County1536%231
3Putnam County512%65
4Columbia County410%77

Hour of day

12am7.1%
1am2.4%
2am2.4%
3am7.1%
4am0%
5am4.8%
6am2.4%
7am4.8%
8am0%
9am4.8%
10am0%
11am11.9%
12pm9.5%
1pm7.1%
2pm7.1%
3pm4.8%
4pm7.1%
5pm0%
6pm4.8%
7pm4.8%
8pm4.8%
9pm2.4%
10pm0%
11pm0%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 987G beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the New York share for all roads.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 987G in New York?

42 fatal crashes with 45 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 987G had the most fatal crashes?

Westchester County (18), Dutchess County (15), Putnam County (5) and Columbia County (4).

What share of crashes on State Route 987G involved alcohol or speeding?

23.8% had a driver reported as drinking and 52.4% 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 987G?

40.5% 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.