State Highway B in Missouri: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 76 fatal crashes on State Highway B in Missouri killed 82 people, the 18th most of any numbered road in Missouri. In 2024 there were 8 fatal crashes and 8 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 38 counties of Missouri. All fatal crashes in Missouri.
Deaths on State Highway B in Missouri by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway B in Missouri: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Boone County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway B from 2015 to 2024: 11, with 12 deaths. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boone | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Jefferson | 0 | 9 | 10 |
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 B 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 | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 6.7 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 6.7 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.7 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan2.6%
- Feb5.3%
- Mar6.6%
- Apr6.6%
- May6.6%
- Jun9.2%
- Jul11.8%
- Aug6.6%
- Sep10.5%
- Oct17.1%
- Nov7.9%
- Dec9.2%
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 B in Missouri first hit
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 33 | 43% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 28 | 37% |
| Pedestrian | 6 | 7.9% |
| Rollover | 5 | 6.6% |
| Other | 4 | 5.3% |
| 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 B in Missouri compare with the state
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 B | Missouri | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 87% | 52% | above the Missouri share |
| At or near an intersection | 15% | 21% | below the Missouri share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 37% | 28% | above the Missouri share |
| A drinking driver | 21% | 28% | below the Missouri share |
| Speeding | 38% | 37% | above the Missouri share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 60% | 63% | below the Missouri share |
| Hit-and-run | 5.3% | 5.2% | about the same as the Missouri share |
| A motorcycle involved | 13% | 15% | below the Missouri share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 8.5% | 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
Other roads in Missouri with a page
- I-270
- I-435
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- I-49
- I-55
- I-70
- State Highway 100
- State Highway 13
- State Highway 21
- State Highway 30
- State Highway 32
- State Highway 43
All fatal crashes in Missouri, with every road ranked.
Where the State Highway B 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 B 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.