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State Route 68

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 74Deaths 78Counties 3Latest 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.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 74 fatal crashes on State Route 68 in Utah, with 78 deaths.

That is 2.9% of the 2,577 fatal crashes in Utah over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 124% from 33 in 2005–2014 to 74 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Salt Lake County (56), Utah County (15) and Davis County (3).

18.9% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Utah: 22.7%) and 23.0% had a speeding-related driver (28.5%); pedestrians were 25.6% and motorcyclists 12.8% of those killed.

74fatal crashes, 2015–2024+124% vs 2005–2014
78people killed1.1 per fatal crash
19%with a drinking driverUtah: 23%
23%speeding-relatedUtah: 29%

Fatal crashes per year

06122000200520102015202020242000: 1–2 crashes2001: 1–2 crashes2002: 1–2 crashes2003: 1–2 crashes2004: 1–2 crashes2005: 1–2 crashes2006: 1–2 crashes2007: 3 crashes2008: 6 crashes2009: 1–2 crashes2010: 4 crashes2011: 7 crashes2012: 4 crashes2013: 1–2 crashes2014: 3 crashes2015: 9 crashes2016: 8 crashes2017: 10 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 6 crashes2020: 6 crashes2021: 9 crashes2022: 12 crashes2023: 8 crashes2024: 3 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 68 (UT) 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 Utah

MeasureState Route 68Utah
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024742,577
Deaths, 2015–2024782,824
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes2.9%100%
Change vs previous ten years+124%+14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking18.9%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver23%
Pedestriansshare of people killed25.6%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed12.8%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes47.3%

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-68Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Salt Lake County5676%700
2Utah County1520%313
3Davis County34%138

Hour of day

12am1.4%
1am1.4%
2am0%
3am4.1%
4am2.7%
5am2.7%
6am5.4%
7am8.1%
8am6.8%
9am0%
10am2.7%
11am4.1%
12pm4.1%
1pm6.8%
2pm2.7%
3pm8.1%
4pm4.1%
5pm0%
6pm4.1%
7pm4.1%
8pm5.4%
9pm8.1%
10pm8.1%
11pm5.4%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 68 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Utah share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 55–601014%
Mile 25–3057%
Mile 35–4045%
Mile 50–5545%
Mile 60–6545%
Mile 10–1534%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 54.1% 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 68 in Utah?

74 fatal crashes with 78 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 68 had the most fatal crashes?

Salt Lake County (56), Utah County (15) and Davis County (3).

What share of crashes on State Route 68 involved alcohol or speeding?

18.9% had a driver reported as drinking and 23.0% a speeding-related driver, against 22.7% and 28.5% for all fatal crashes in Utah.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 68?

47.3% 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.