State Highway 997 in Florida: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 49 fatal crashes on State Highway 997 in Florida killed 52 people. In 2024 there were 5 fatal crashes and 5 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 1 county of Florida. All fatal crashes in Florida.
Deaths on State Highway 997 in Florida by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 997 in Florida: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Miami-Dade County County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 997 from 2015 to 2024: 49, with 52 deaths. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami-Dade County | 5 | 49 | 52 |
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 State Highway 997 in Florida
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 | 4.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 10.2 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 12.2 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 8.2 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.1 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan4.1%
- Feb8.2%
- Mar12.2%
- Apr8.2%
- May12.2%
- Jun6.1%
- Jul8.2%
- Aug12.2%
- Sep10.2%
- Oct0.0%
- Nov4.1%
- Dec14.3%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on State Highway 997 in Florida first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 53%; a pedestrian in 12%, a cyclist in 12%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 12%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 26 | 53% |
| Pedestrian | 6 | 12% |
| Cyclist | 6 | 12% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 6 | 12% |
| Rollover | 3 | 6.1% |
| Other | 2 | 4.1% |
| 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 State Highway 997 in Florida compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 20% of fatal crashes in State Highway 997 in Florida from 2015 to 2024, about the Florida share; speeding in 2.0%, below the Florida share of 9.8%; a hit-and-run in 6.1%, below the Florida share of 7.6%; 44% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, about the Florida share. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Florida. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| State Highway 997 | Florida | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 53% | 24% | above the Florida share |
| At or near an intersection | 27% | 35% | below the Florida share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 25% | 24% | about the same as the Florida share |
| A drinking driver | 20% | 21% | about the same as the Florida share |
| Speeding | 2.0% | 9.8% | below the Florida share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 44% | 45% | about the same as the Florida share |
| Hit-and-run | 6.1% | 7.6% | below the Florida share |
| A motorcycle involved | 18% | 20% | below the Florida share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 12% | 22% | below the Florida 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 State Highway 997 in Florida
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 997 in Florida?
- 49 fatal crashes killed 52 people on State Highway 997 in Florida from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 5 fatal crashes and 5 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 997 in Florida do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Miami-Dade County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 997 from 2015 to 2024: 49, with 52 deaths.
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Where the State Highway 997 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as State Highway 997 in Florida (filed under 4 spellings, such as "SR-997", "SR-997 KROME AVE/SW 177 AVE", "SR-997 SB", "SR-997 SW 177TH AVE"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.