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State Route 18

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 25Deaths 30Counties 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 18 in Utah was the trafficway in 25 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 30 people died.

That is 1% of the 2,577 fatal crashes in Utah over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 127% from 11 in 2005–2014 to 25 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Washington County (25).

20.0% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Utah: 22.7%) and 36.0% had a speeding-related driver (28.5%); pedestrians were 13.3% and motorcyclists 3.3% of those killed.

25fatal crashes, 2015–2024+127% vs 2005–2014
30people killed1.2 per fatal crash
20%with a drinking driverUtah: 23%
36%speeding-relatedUtah: 29%

Fatal crashes per year

0242000200520102015202020242000: 1–2 crashes2001: 1–2 crashes2002: 0 crashes2003: 1–2 crashes2004: 1–2 crashes2005: 1–2 crashes2006: 1–2 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 1–2 crashes2009: 0 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 0 crashes2013: 3 crashes2014: 0 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 3 crashes2017: 4 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 0 crashes2020: 1–2 crashes2021: 3 crashes2022: 4 crashes2023: 3 crashes2024: 1–2 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 18 (UT) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 1–2 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 Utah

MeasureState Route 18Utah
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024252,577
Deaths, 2015–2024302,824
Deaths per fatal crash1.21.1
Share of state fatal crashes1%100%
Change vs previous ten years+127%+14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking20%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver36%
Pedestriansshare of people killed13.3%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed3.3%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes44%

tick marks the Utah 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-18Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Washington County25100%142

Hour of day

12am0%
1am0%
2am0%
3am4%
4am0%
5am4%
6am0%
7am12%
8am4%
9am0%
10am16%
11am0%
12pm0%
1pm4%
2pm4%
3pm8%
4pm8%
5pm0%
6pm12%
7pm8%
8pm12%
9pm0%
10pm0%
11pm4%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 18 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Utah share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–5728%
Mile 5–10520%
Mile 10–15312%
Mile 15–20312%
Mile 20–2514%
Mile 25–3014%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 88% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

Other routes in Utah

All routes and counties in Utah

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 18 in Utah?

25 fatal crashes with 30 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 18 had the most fatal crashes?

Washington County (25).

What share of crashes on State Route 18 involved alcohol or speeding?

20.0% had a driver reported as drinking and 36.0% a speeding-related driver, against 22.7% and 28.5% for all fatal crashes in Utah.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 18?

44.0% 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.