State Highway 32 in Missouri: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 57 fatal crashes on State Highway 32 in Missouri killed 61 people. In 2024 there were 7 fatal crashes and 8 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 9 counties of Missouri. All fatal crashes in Missouri.
Deaths on State Highway 32 in Missouri by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Counties along State Highway 32 in Missouri
Laclede, Dent and St. Francois counties together held 44% of fatal crashes in State Highway 32 in Missouri from 2015 to 2024; the 9 listed held 100%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laclede County | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | Dent County | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | St. Francois County | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Dallas County | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Iron County | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Polk County | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Cedar County | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Ste. Genevieve County | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | Texas 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 State Highway 32 in Missouri
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 | 3.5 percent, 2 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 | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 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 | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 8.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan1.8%
- Feb8.8%
- Mar7.0%
- Apr7.0%
- May10.5%
- Jun8.8%
- Jul14.0%
- Aug5.3%
- Sep7.0%
- Oct8.8%
- Nov10.5%
- Dec10.5%
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 32 in Missouri first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 32%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 32%, a rollover in 12%, a pedestrian in 11%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 18 | 32% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 18 | 32% |
| Other | 8 | 14% |
| Rollover | 7 | 12% |
| Pedestrian | 6 | 11% |
| Cyclist | 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 32 in Missouri compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 19% of fatal crashes in State Highway 32 in Missouri from 2015 to 2024, below the Missouri share of 28%; speeding in 30%, below the Missouri share of 37%; a hit-and-run in 1.8%, below the Missouri share of 5.2%; 66% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Missouri share of 63%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Missouri. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| State Highway 32 | Missouri | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 89% | 52% | above the Missouri share |
| At or near an intersection | 11% | 21% | below the Missouri share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 36% | 28% | above the Missouri share |
| A drinking driver | 19% | 28% | below the Missouri share |
| Speeding | 30% | 37% | below the Missouri share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 66% | 63% | above the Missouri share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.8% | 5.2% | below the Missouri share |
| A motorcycle involved | 16% | 15% | about the same as the Missouri share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 9.8% | 12% | below the Missouri 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 32 in Missouri
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 32 in Missouri?
- 57 fatal crashes killed 61 people on State Highway 32 in Missouri from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 7 fatal crashes and 8 deaths.
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Where the State Highway 32 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 32 in Missouri (filed under 2 spellings, such as "SR-32", "SR-32 DALLAS ST"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.