State Highway 11 in Kentucky: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 51 fatal crashes on State Highway 11 in Kentucky killed 57 people. In 2024 there were 7 fatal crashes and 7 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 9 counties of Kentucky. All fatal crashes in Kentucky.
Deaths on State Highway 11 in Kentucky by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 11 in Kentucky: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Powell County County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 11 from 2015 to 2024: 14, with 16 deaths. Powell, Clay and Knox counties together held 55% of fatal crashes in State Highway 11 in Kentucky from 2015 to 2024; the 4 listed held 69%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powell County | 3 | 14 | 16 |
| 2 | Clay County | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Knox County | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Montgomery County | 1 | 7 | 7 |
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 11 in Kentucky
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 | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 7.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 7.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan5.9%
- Feb0.0%
- Mar5.9%
- Apr3.9%
- May13.7%
- Jun15.7%
- Jul11.8%
- Aug13.7%
- Sep9.8%
- Oct7.8%
- Nov3.9%
- Dec7.8%
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 11 in Kentucky first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 45%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 39%, a rollover in 7.8%, a pedestrian in 3.9%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 23 | 45% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 20 | 39% |
| Rollover | 4 | 7.8% |
| Pedestrian | 2 | 3.9% |
| Other | 2 | 3.9% |
| Cyclist | 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 State Highway 11 in Kentucky compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 31% of fatal crashes in State Highway 11 in Kentucky from 2015 to 2024, above the Kentucky share of 25%; speeding in 9.8%, below the Kentucky share of 16%; a hit-and-run in 0.0%, below the Kentucky share of 4.3%; 50% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Kentucky share of 52%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Kentucky. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| State Highway 11 | Kentucky | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 100% | 66% | above the Kentucky share |
| At or near an intersection | 12% | 20% | below the Kentucky share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 24% | 29% | below the Kentucky share |
| A drinking driver | 31% | 25% | above the Kentucky share |
| Speeding | 9.8% | 16% | below the Kentucky share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 50% | 52% | below the Kentucky share |
| Hit-and-run | 0.0% | 4.3% | below the Kentucky share |
| A motorcycle involved | 26% | 14% | above the Kentucky share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 3.5% | 11% | below the Kentucky 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 11 in Kentucky
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 11 in Kentucky?
- 51 fatal crashes killed 57 people on State Highway 11 in Kentucky from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 7 fatal crashes and 7 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 11 in Kentucky do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Powell County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 11 from 2015 to 2024: 14, with 16 deaths. Clay County was second with 7.
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Where the State Highway 11 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 11 in Kentucky (filed under 7 spellings, such as "SR-11", "SR-11 BLACK CREEK RD", "SR-11 LEVEE RD", "SR-11 MAIN STREET"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.