I-94 in Minnesota: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 89 fatal crashes on I-94 in Minnesota killed 99 people, the 2nd most of any numbered road in Minnesota. In 2024 there were 10 fatal crashes and 11 deaths on the road.
An interstate running through 11 counties of Minnesota. All fatal crashes in Minnesota. I-94 in every state.
Deaths on I-94 in Minnesota by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 | 13 |
| 2022 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021 | 14 | 15 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 12 | 13 |
| 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 I-94 in Minnesota: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Hennepin County County had the most fatal crashes on I-94 from 2015 to 2024: 28, with 31 deaths. Hennepin, Stearns and Wright counties together held 60% of fatal crashes in I-94 in Minnesota from 2015 to 2024; the 8 listed held 97%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennepin County | 3 | 28 | 31 |
| 2 | Stearns County | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 3 | Wright County | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| 4 | Ramsey County | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Clay County | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | Otter Tail County | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Douglas County | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | Washington 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 I-94 in Minnesota
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 | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 6.7 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 4.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan4.5%
- Feb5.6%
- Mar11.2%
- Apr6.7%
- May12.4%
- Jun6.7%
- Jul10.1%
- Aug13.5%
- Sep9.0%
- Oct12.4%
- Nov4.5%
- Dec3.4%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Fatal crashes per mile on I-94 in Minnesota
3.43 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024, on 259 miles of I-94 in Minnesota, against 2.49 for all interstates in Minnesota. That ranks 1 of 3 interstates in Minnesota and 157 of 171 interstate pages on this site.
Mileage from the FHWA Interstate route log (table 1), the only figure here not counted from FARS. Crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle: FARS records crashes, not traffic.
What fatal crashes on I-94 in Minnesota first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 42%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 35%, a rollover in 10%, a pedestrian in 7.9%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 37 | 42% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 31 | 35% |
| Rollover | 9 | 10% |
| Pedestrian | 7 | 7.9% |
| Parked vehicle | 3 | 3.4% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 1.1% |
| Other | 1 | 1.1% |
| 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 I-94 in Minnesota compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 27% of fatal crashes in I-94 in Minnesota from 2015 to 2024, below the Minnesota share of 30%; speeding in 23%, below the Minnesota share of 27%; a hit-and-run in 1.1%, below the Minnesota share of 3.3%; a driver recorded as distracted in 9.0%, about the Minnesota share; 38% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, about the Minnesota share. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Minnesota. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| I-94 | Minnesota | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 42% | 58% | below the Minnesota share |
| At or near an intersection | 1.1% | 33% | below the Minnesota share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 15% | 21% | below the Minnesota share |
| A drinking driver | 27% | 30% | below the Minnesota share |
| Speeding | 23% | 27% | below the Minnesota share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 9.0% | 8.0% | about the same as the Minnesota share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 38% | 38% | about the same as the Minnesota share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.1% | 3.3% | below the Minnesota share |
| A motorcycle involved | 15% | 16% | below the Minnesota share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 10% | 11% | about the same as the Minnesota 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 I-94 in Minnesota
- How many fatal crashes have there been on I-94 in Minnesota?
- 89 fatal crashes killed 99 people on I-94 in Minnesota from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 10 fatal crashes and 11 deaths.
- Where on I-94 in Minnesota do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Hennepin County had the most fatal crashes on I-94 from 2015 to 2024: 28, with 31 deaths. Stearns County was second with 14.
- How dangerous is I-94 in Minnesota per mile?
- 3.43 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024, on 259 miles of road, against 2.49 for all interstates in Minnesota. That ranks 1 of 3 interstates in Minnesota and 157 of 171 interstate pages on this site. FARS records crashes, not traffic, so this is crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle.
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Where the I-94 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as I-94 in Minnesota. Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.