State Highway 43 in Michigan: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 72 fatal crashes on State Highway 43 in Michigan killed 77 people, the 12th most of any numbered road in Michigan. In 2024 there were 2 fatal crashes and 3 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 8 counties of Michigan. All fatal crashes in Michigan.
Deaths on State Highway 43 in Michigan by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 |
| 2016 | 10 | 12 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 43 in Michigan: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Kalamazoo County County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 43 from 2015 to 2024: 21, with 21 deaths. Kalamazoo, Ingham and Van Buren counties together held 71% of fatal crashes in State Highway 43 in Michigan from 2015 to 2024; the 5 listed held 94%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalamazoo County | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2 | Ingham County | 1 | 19 | 22 |
| 3 | Van Buren County | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| 4 | Eaton County | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Barry County | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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 43 in Michigan
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 | 6.9 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 4.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 4.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.9 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 4.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan5.6%
- Feb6.9%
- Mar4.2%
- Apr4.2%
- May6.9%
- Jun11.1%
- Jul11.1%
- Aug8.3%
- Sep9.7%
- Oct11.1%
- Nov5.6%
- Dec15.3%
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 43 in Michigan first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 46%; a pedestrian in 25%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 24%, a cyclist in 1.4%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 33 | 46% |
| Pedestrian | 18 | 25% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 17 | 24% |
| Other | 3 | 4.2% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 1.4% |
| Rollover | 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 43 in Michigan compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 22% of fatal crashes in State Highway 43 in Michigan from 2015 to 2024, below the Michigan share of 28%; speeding in 25%, about the Michigan share; a hit-and-run in 4.2%, below the Michigan share of 6.5%; 38% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, about the Michigan share. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Michigan. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| State Highway 43 | Michigan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 36% | 41% | below the Michigan share |
| At or near an intersection | 39% | 29% | above the Michigan share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 21% | 26% | below the Michigan share |
| A drinking driver | 22% | 28% | below the Michigan share |
| Speeding | 25% | 25% | about the same as the Michigan share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 38% | 38% | about the same as the Michigan share |
| Hit-and-run | 4.2% | 6.5% | below the Michigan share |
| A motorcycle involved | 17% | 16% | about the same as the Michigan share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 25% | 15% | above 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 State Highway 43 in Michigan
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 43 in Michigan?
- 72 fatal crashes killed 77 people on State Highway 43 in Michigan from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 2 fatal crashes and 3 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 43 in Michigan do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Kalamazoo County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 43 from 2015 to 2024: 21, with 21 deaths. Ingham County was second with 19.
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Where the State Highway 43 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 43 in Michigan (filed under 23 spellings, such as "SR-43", "SR-43 32ND ST", "SR-43 BROADWAY ST", "SR-43 E GRAND RIVER AVE"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.