State Highway A in Missouri: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 48 fatal crashes on State Highway A in Missouri killed 53 people. In 2024 there were 2 fatal crashes and 2 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 29 counties of Missouri. All fatal crashes in Missouri.
Deaths on State Highway A in Missouri by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 | 11 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Counties along State Highway A in Missouri
Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 0 | 7 | 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 A 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 | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 8.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 12.5 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 8.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan4.2%
- Feb2.1%
- Mar20.8%
- Apr0.0%
- May6.2%
- Jun10.4%
- Jul12.5%
- Aug14.6%
- Sep8.3%
- Oct6.2%
- Nov10.4%
- Dec4.2%
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 A in Missouri first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 40%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 33%, a rollover in 13%, a pedestrian in 0.0%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 19 | 40% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 16 | 33% |
| Other | 7 | 15% |
| Rollover | 6 | 13% |
| Pedestrian | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 A in Missouri compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 27% of fatal crashes in State Highway A in Missouri from 2015 to 2024, about the Missouri share; speeding in 33%, below the Missouri share of 37%; a hit-and-run in 0.0%, below the Missouri share of 5.2%; a driver recorded as distracted in 4.2%, below the Missouri share of 8.9%; 67% 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 A | Missouri | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 85% | 52% | above the Missouri share |
| At or near an intersection | 17% | 21% | below the Missouri share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 29% | 28% | about the same as the Missouri share |
| A drinking driver | 27% | 28% | about the same as the Missouri share |
| Speeding | 33% | 37% | below the Missouri share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 4.2% | 8.9% | below the Missouri share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 67% | 63% | above the Missouri share |
| Hit-and-run | 0.0% | 5.2% | below the Missouri share |
| A motorcycle involved | 27% | 15% | above the Missouri share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 3.8% | 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 A in Missouri
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway A in Missouri?
- 48 fatal crashes killed 53 people on State Highway A in Missouri from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 2 fatal crashes and 2 deaths.
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All fatal crashes in Missouri, with every road ranked.
Where the State Highway A 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 A in Missouri. Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.