I-805 in California: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 74 fatal crashes on I-805 in California killed 80 people. In 2024 there were 4 fatal crashes and 4 deaths on the road.
An interstate running through 1 county of California. All fatal crashes in California.
Deaths on I-805 in California by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 14 | 15 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 |
| 2018 | 10 | 12 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on I-805 in California: the counties with the most fatal crashes
San Diego County had the most fatal crashes on I-805 from 2015 to 2024: 74, with 80 deaths. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego County | 4 | 74 | 80 |
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 I-805 in California
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 | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 4.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan8.1%
- Feb8.1%
- Mar9.5%
- Apr2.7%
- May10.8%
- Jun6.8%
- Jul9.5%
- Aug2.7%
- Sep2.7%
- Oct12.2%
- Nov14.9%
- Dec12.2%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on I-805 in California first hit
The first harmful event was a pedestrian in 32%; a collision with another vehicle in 31%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 24%, a rollover in 5.4%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pedestrian | 24 | 32% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 23 | 31% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 18 | 24% |
| Rollover | 4 | 5.4% |
| Other | 3 | 4.1% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 1.4% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.4% |
| 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 I-805 in California compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 27% of fatal crashes in I-805 in California from 2015 to 2024, about the California share; speeding in 28%, below the California share of 30%; a hit-and-run in 8.1%, below the California share of 11%; a driver recorded as distracted in 1.4%, below the California share of 4.1%; 33% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the California share of 38%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of California. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| I-805 | California | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 0.0% | 30% | below the California share |
| At or near an intersection | 0.0% | 27% | below the California share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 35% | 25% | above the California share |
| A drinking driver | 27% | 28% | about the same as the California share |
| Speeding | 28% | 30% | below the California share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 1.4% | 4.1% | below the California share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 33% | 38% | below the California share |
| Hit-and-run | 8.1% | 11% | below the California share |
| A motorcycle involved | 18% | 15% | above the California share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 34% | 26% | above the California 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 I-805 in California
- How many fatal crashes have there been on I-805 in California?
- 74 fatal crashes killed 80 people on I-805 in California from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 4 fatal crashes and 4 deaths.
- Where on I-805 in California do the most fatal crashes happen?
- San Diego County had the most fatal crashes on I-805 from 2015 to 2024: 74, with 80 deaths.
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Where the I-805 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as I-805 in California (filed under 3 spellings, such as "I-805", "I-805 JACOB DEKEMA FWY", "I-805 NORTHBOUND"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.