State Highway 23 in Illinois: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 43 fatal crashes on State Highway 23 in Illinois killed 48 people. In 2024 there were 6 fatal crashes and 6 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 4 counties of Illinois. All fatal crashes in Illinois.
Deaths on State Highway 23 in Illinois by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 23 in Illinois: the counties with the most fatal crashes
DeKalb County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 23 from 2015 to 2024: 18, with 20 deaths. DeKalb, LaSalle and McHenry counties together held 88% of fatal crashes in State Highway 23 in Illinois from 2015 to 2024; the 4 listed held 100%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeKalb County | 4 | 18 | 20 |
| 2 | LaSalle County | 2 | 15 | 16 |
| 3 | McHenry County | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Livingston County | 0 | 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 State Highway 23 in Illinois
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 | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan2.3%
- Feb7.0%
- Mar14.0%
- Apr0.0%
- May16.3%
- Jun2.3%
- Jul11.6%
- Aug11.6%
- Sep9.3%
- Oct7.0%
- Nov18.6%
- Dec0.0%
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 23 in Illinois 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 16%, a pedestrian in 14%, a parked vehicle in 2.3%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 28 | 65% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 7 | 16% |
| Pedestrian | 6 | 14% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 2.3% |
| Other | 1 | 2.3% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Rollover | 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 23 in Illinois compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 16% of fatal crashes in State Highway 23 in Illinois from 2015 to 2024, below the Illinois share of 27%; speeding in 19%, below the Illinois share of 37%; a hit-and-run in 0.0%, below the Illinois share of 8.4%; a driver recorded as distracted in 4.7%, below the Illinois share of 9.8%; 31% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Illinois share of 46%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Illinois. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| State Highway 23 | Illinois | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 51% | 34% | above the Illinois share |
| At or near an intersection | 49% | 30% | above the Illinois share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 30% | 25% | above the Illinois share |
| A drinking driver | 16% | 27% | below the Illinois share |
| Speeding | 19% | 37% | below the Illinois share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 4.7% | 9.8% | below the Illinois share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 31% | 46% | below the Illinois share |
| Hit-and-run | 0.0% | 8.4% | below the Illinois share |
| A motorcycle involved | 12% | 14% | below the Illinois share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 13% | 16% | below the Illinois 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 23 in Illinois
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 23 in Illinois?
- 43 fatal crashes killed 48 people on State Highway 23 in Illinois from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 6 fatal crashes and 6 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 23 in Illinois do the most fatal crashes happen?
- DeKalb County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 23 from 2015 to 2024: 18, with 20 deaths. LaSalle County was second with 15.
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Where the State Highway 23 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 23 in Illinois (filed under 18 spellings, such as "SR- 23", "SR-23", "SR-23 (17TH RD)", "SR-23 (SYCAMORE RD)"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.