State Highway 5 in Maryland: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 108 fatal crashes on State Highway 5 in Maryland killed 112 people, the 5th most of any numbered road in Maryland. In 2024 there were 12 fatal crashes and 12 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 4 counties of Maryland. All fatal crashes in Maryland.
Deaths on State Highway 5 in Maryland by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 12 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 |
| 2022 | 12 | 13 |
| 2021 | 14 | 15 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 |
| 2017 | 7 | 8 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 |
| 2015 | 9 | 10 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 5 in Maryland: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Prince George's County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 5 from 2015 to 2024: 58, with 59 deaths. Prince George's, St. Mary's and Charles counties together held 99% of fatal crashes in State Highway 5 in Maryland from 2015 to 2024. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prince George's County | 5 | 58 | 59 |
| 2 | St. Mary's County | 3 | 26 | 28 |
| 3 | Charles County | 4 | 23 | 24 |
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 5 in Maryland
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 | 5.6 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.5 percent, 7 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 4.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan8.3%
- Feb7.4%
- Mar13.9%
- Apr8.3%
- May6.5%
- Jun6.5%
- Jul6.5%
- Aug7.4%
- Sep8.3%
- Oct11.1%
- Nov5.6%
- Dec10.2%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on State Highway 5 in Maryland first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 47%; a pedestrian in 23%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 21%, a parked vehicle in 2.8%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 51 | 47% |
| Pedestrian | 25 | 23% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 23 | 21% |
| Other | 4 | 3.7% |
| Parked vehicle | 3 | 2.8% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 0.9% |
| Rollover | 1 | 0.9% |
| 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 5 in Maryland compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 32% of fatal crashes in State Highway 5 in Maryland from 2015 to 2024, above the Maryland share of 28%; speeding in 32%, above the Maryland share of 26%; a hit-and-run in 8.3%, about the Maryland share; a driver recorded as distracted in 15%, above the Maryland share of 9.6%; 28% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Maryland share of 43%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Maryland. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| State Highway 5 | Maryland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 12% | 19% | below the Maryland share |
| At or near an intersection | 30% | 29% | about the same as the Maryland share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 33% | 24% | above the Maryland share |
| A drinking driver | 32% | 28% | above the Maryland share |
| Speeding | 32% | 26% | above the Maryland share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 15% | 9.6% | above the Maryland share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 28% | 43% | below the Maryland share |
| Hit-and-run | 8.3% | 7.8% | about the same as the Maryland share |
| A motorcycle involved | 16% | 16% | about the same as the Maryland share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 25% | 23% | above the Maryland 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 5 in Maryland
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 5 in Maryland?
- 108 fatal crashes killed 112 people on State Highway 5 in Maryland from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 12 fatal crashes and 12 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 5 in Maryland do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Prince George's County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 5 from 2015 to 2024: 58, with 59 deaths. St. Mary's County was second with 26.
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All fatal crashes in Maryland, with every road ranked.
Where the State Highway 5 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 5 in Maryland (filed under 8 spellings, such as "SR-5", "SR-5 ALLENTOWN RD", "SR-5 BRANCH AVE", "SR-5 LEONARDTOWN RD"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.