State Highway 55 in Minnesota: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 57 fatal crashes on State Highway 55 in Minnesota killed 64 people, the 7th most of any numbered road in Minnesota. In 2024 there were 6 fatal crashes and 7 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 7 counties of Minnesota. All fatal crashes in Minnesota.
Deaths on State Highway 55 in Minnesota by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 10 | 12 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 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 55 in Minnesota: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Hennepin County County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 55 from 2015 to 2024: 28, with 31 deaths. Hennepin, Dakota and Wright counties together held 88% of fatal crashes in State Highway 55 in Minnesota from 2015 to 2024. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hennepin County | 3 | 28 | 31 |
| 2 | Dakota County | 1 | 13 | 15 |
| 3 | Wright County | 1 | 9 | 9 |
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 55 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 | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan3.5%
- Feb1.8%
- Mar7.0%
- Apr10.5%
- May15.8%
- Jun5.3%
- Jul7.0%
- Aug8.8%
- Sep15.8%
- Oct7.0%
- Nov5.3%
- Dec12.3%
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 55 in Minnesota first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 58%; a pedestrian in 16%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 16%, a cyclist in 3.5%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 33 | 58% |
| Pedestrian | 9 | 16% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 9 | 16% |
| Cyclist | 2 | 3.5% |
| Rollover | 2 | 3.5% |
| Other | 2 | 3.5% |
| 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 55 in Minnesota compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 21% of fatal crashes in State Highway 55 in Minnesota from 2015 to 2024, below the Minnesota share of 30%; speeding in 21%, below the Minnesota share of 27%; a hit-and-run in 3.5%, about the Minnesota share; 22% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Minnesota share of 38%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Minnesota. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| State Highway 55 | Minnesota | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 37% | 58% | below the Minnesota share |
| At or near an intersection | 44% | 33% | above the Minnesota share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 11% | 21% | below the Minnesota share |
| A drinking driver | 21% | 30% | below the Minnesota share |
| Speeding | 21% | 27% | below the Minnesota share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 22% | 38% | below the Minnesota share |
| Hit-and-run | 3.5% | 3.3% | about the same as the Minnesota share |
| A motorcycle involved | 12% | 16% | below the Minnesota share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 14% | 11% | above 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 State Highway 55 in Minnesota
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 55 in Minnesota?
- 57 fatal crashes killed 64 people on State Highway 55 in Minnesota from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 6 fatal crashes and 7 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 55 in Minnesota do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Hennepin County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 55 from 2015 to 2024: 28, with 31 deaths. Dakota County was second with 13.
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Where the State Highway 55 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 55 in Minnesota (filed under 10 spellings, such as "SR-55", "SR-55 145TH ST E", "SR-55 COURTHOUSE BLVD", "SR-55 DODD RD"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.