Fatal crashes in Sanilac County, Michigan
In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Sanilac County, 63.6% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 56 fatal crashes and 60 deaths.
Deaths in Sanilac County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 10 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 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
Numbered roads with fatal crashes in Sanilac County
The 3 roads listed held 32% of all fatal crashes in Sanilac County from 2015 to 2024; 3 state highways. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Highway 19 | 7 | 8 | 3 | no page |
| 2 | State Highway 90 | 6 | 7 | 2 | no page |
| 3 | State Highway 53 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Sanilac County
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 | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 7.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 11.1 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.4 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan10.7%
- Feb7.1%
- Mar3.6%
- Apr3.6%
- May7.1%
- Jun8.9%
- Jul10.7%
- Aug8.9%
- Sep12.5%
- Oct7.1%
- Nov12.5%
- Dec7.1%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Sanilac County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 41%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 20%, a rollover in 18%, a pedestrian in 7.1%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 23 | 41% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 11 | 20% |
| Rollover | 10 | 18% |
| Other | 7 | 13% |
| Pedestrian | 4 | 7.1% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.8% |
| Cyclist | 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 in Sanilac County compare with Michigan
A drinking driver was recorded in 25% of fatal crashes in Sanilac County from 2015 to 2024, below the Michigan share of 28%; speeding in 20%, below the Michigan share of 25%; a hit-and-run in 1.8%, below the Michigan share of 6.5%; a driver recorded as distracted in 13%, above the Michigan share of 5.9%; 47% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Michigan share of 38%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Michigan. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Sanilac | Michigan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 93% | 41% | above the Michigan share |
| At or near an intersection | 32% | 29% | above the Michigan share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 32% | 26% | above the Michigan share |
| A drinking driver | 25% | 28% | below the Michigan share |
| Speeding | 20% | 25% | below the Michigan share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 13% | 5.9% | above the Michigan share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 47% | 38% | above the Michigan share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.8% | 6.5% | below the Michigan share |
| A motorcycle involved | 14% | 16% | below the Michigan share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 8.3% | 15% | below the Michigan 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 Sanilac County
- How many people died in car accidents in Sanilac County in 2024?
- 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Sanilac County, Michigan, in 2024, 63.6% fewer than in 2023.
- How many fatal crashes in Sanilac County involved a drinking driver?
- 14 of 56 fatal crashes in Sanilac County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 25%, against 28% across Michigan.
Other counties in Michigan with a page
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- Genesee County
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- Washtenaw County
- Ingham County
- Calhoun County
- Ottawa County
- Saginaw County
- St. Clair County
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Where the Sanilac County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Sanilac County (county code 151). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.