US 43 in Alabama: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 54 fatal crashes on US 43 in Alabama killed 62 people. In 2024 there were 5 fatal crashes and 5 deaths on the road.
An US route running through 11 counties of Alabama. All fatal crashes in Alabama.
Deaths on US 43 in Alabama by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 11 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 | 11 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 16 | 21 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on US 43 in Alabama: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Tuscaloosa County had the most fatal crashes on US 43 from 2015 to 2024: 13, with 14 deaths. Tuscaloosa, Clarke and Colbert counties together held 50% of fatal crashes in US 43 in Alabama from 2015 to 2024; the 4 listed held 59%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuscaloosa County | 2 | 13 | 14 |
| 2 | Clarke County | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 3 | Colbert County | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Mobile County | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen on US 43 in Alabama
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 9.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 11.1 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 7.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan1.9%
- Feb11.1%
- Mar9.3%
- Apr5.6%
- May3.7%
- Jun11.1%
- Jul5.6%
- Aug13.0%
- Sep7.4%
- Oct14.8%
- Nov7.4%
- Dec9.3%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on US 43 in Alabama first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 65%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 22%, a pedestrian in 11%, a cyclist in 0.0%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 35 | 65% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 12 | 22% |
| Pedestrian | 6 | 11% |
| Other | 1 | 1.9% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rollover | 0 | 0.0% |
| Parked vehicle | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes on US 43 in Alabama compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 22% of fatal crashes in US 43 in Alabama from 2015 to 2024, below the Alabama share of 25%; speeding in 20%, below the Alabama share of 27%; a hit-and-run in 1.9%, below the Alabama share of 3.9%; a driver recorded as distracted in 11%, above the Alabama share of 5.5%; 52% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Alabama share of 58%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Alabama. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| US 43 | Alabama | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 78% | 59% | above the Alabama share |
| At or near an intersection | 11% | 18% | below the Alabama share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 28% | 33% | below the Alabama share |
| A drinking driver | 22% | 25% | below the Alabama share |
| Speeding | 20% | 27% | below the Alabama share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 11% | 5.5% | above the Alabama share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 52% | 58% | below the Alabama share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.9% | 3.9% | below the Alabama share |
| A motorcycle involved | 7.4% | 10% | below the Alabama share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 9.7% | 12% | below the Alabama share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in US 43 in Alabama
- How many fatal crashes have there been on US 43 in Alabama?
- 54 fatal crashes killed 62 people on US 43 in Alabama from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 5 fatal crashes and 5 deaths.
- Where on US 43 in Alabama do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Tuscaloosa County had the most fatal crashes on US 43 from 2015 to 2024: 13, with 14 deaths. Clarke County was second with 8.
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Where the US 43 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as US 43 in Alabama (filed under 8 spellings, such as "US-43 SR 118", "US-43 SR-118", "US-43 SR-13", "US-43 SR-17"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.