US 50 in Missouri: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 111 fatal crashes on US 50 in Missouri killed 119 people, the 10th most of any numbered road in Missouri. In 2024 there were 13 fatal crashes and 13 deaths on the road.
An US route running through 10 counties of Missouri. All fatal crashes in Missouri.
Deaths on US 50 in Missouri by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | 13 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022 | 14 | 19 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 |
| 2016 | 14 | 15 |
| 2015 | 13 | 14 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on US 50 in Missouri: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Johnson County County had the most fatal crashes on US 50 from 2015 to 2024: 21, with 22 deaths. Johnson, Jackson and Franklin counties together held 47% of fatal crashes in US 50 in Missouri from 2015 to 2024; the 8 listed held 95%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson County | 4 | 21 | 22 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 3 | 17 | 18 |
| 3 | Franklin County | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 4 | Moniteau County | 2 | 13 | 16 |
| 5 | Cole County | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| 6 | Pettis County | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 7 | Morgan County | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | Gasconade County | 1 | 5 | 6 |
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 US 50 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, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.4 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 5.4 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 6.3 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 6.3 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.3 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 2.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan10.8%
- Feb9.0%
- Mar9.0%
- Apr7.2%
- May9.9%
- Jun5.4%
- Jul9.0%
- Aug6.3%
- Sep5.4%
- Oct8.1%
- Nov9.0%
- Dec10.8%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on US 50 in Missouri first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 63%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 17%, a rollover in 8.1%, a pedestrian in 3.6%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 70 | 63% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 19 | 17% |
| Rollover | 9 | 8.1% |
| Other | 7 | 6.3% |
| Pedestrian | 4 | 3.6% |
| Cyclist | 2 | 1.8% |
| 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 US 50 in Missouri compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 23% of fatal crashes in US 50 in Missouri from 2015 to 2024, below the Missouri share of 28%; speeding in 25%, below the Missouri share of 37%; a hit-and-run in 1.8%, below the Missouri share of 5.2%; 47% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below 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.
| US 50 | Missouri | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 61% | 52% | above the Missouri share |
| At or near an intersection | 29% | 21% | above the Missouri share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 23% | 28% | below the Missouri share |
| A drinking driver | 23% | 28% | below the Missouri share |
| Speeding | 25% | 37% | below the Missouri share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 47% | 63% | below the Missouri share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.8% | 5.2% | below the Missouri share |
| A motorcycle involved | 14% | 15% | about the same as the Missouri share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 3.4% | 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 US 50 in Missouri
- How many fatal crashes have there been on US 50 in Missouri?
- 111 fatal crashes killed 119 people on US 50 in Missouri from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 13 fatal crashes and 13 deaths.
- Where on US 50 in Missouri do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Johnson County had the most fatal crashes on US 50 from 2015 to 2024: 21, with 22 deaths. Jackson County was second with 17.
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All fatal crashes in Missouri, with every road ranked.
Where the US 50 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as US 50 in Missouri (filed under 5 spellings, such as "US-50", "US-50 BROADWAY BLVD", "US-50 BU MISSOURI BLVD", "US-50 LINDBERGH BLVD"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.