I-80 in Nevada: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 152 fatal crashes on I-80 in Nevada killed 167 people, the 3rd most of any numbered road in Nevada. In 2024 there were 16 fatal crashes and 18 deaths on the road.
An interstate running through 8 counties of Nevada. All fatal crashes in Nevada.
Deaths on I-80 in Nevada by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 18 |
| 2023 | 14 | 15 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 |
| 2021 | 17 | 18 |
| 2020 | 18 | 20 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 |
| 2018 | 13 | 17 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9 |
| 2015 | 21 | 24 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on I-80 in Nevada: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Washoe County County had the most fatal crashes on I-80 from 2015 to 2024: 58, with 66 deaths. Washoe, Elko and Pershing counties together held 68% of fatal crashes in I-80 in Nevada from 2015 to 2024; the 7 listed held 97%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washoe County | 7 | 58 | 66 |
| 2 | Elko County | 3 | 24 | 28 |
| 3 | Pershing County | 3 | 21 | 21 |
| 4 | Humboldt County | 1 | 20 | 23 |
| 5 | Churchill County | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 6 | Eureka County | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Lander County | 1 | 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 I-80 in Nevada
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 | 3.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 9 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.7 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 5.3 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.9%
- Feb5.9%
- Mar5.9%
- Apr9.2%
- May7.2%
- Jun7.9%
- Jul14.5%
- Aug9.9%
- Sep9.2%
- Oct8.6%
- Nov6.6%
- Dec7.2%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Fatal crashes per mile on I-80 in Nevada
3.7 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024, on 410 miles of I-80 in Nevada, against 5.93 for all interstates in Nevada. That ranks 2 of 2 interstates in Nevada and 151 of 171 interstate pages on this site.
Mileage from the FHWA Interstate route log (table 1), the only figure here not counted from FARS. Crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle: FARS records crashes, not traffic.
What fatal crashes on I-80 in Nevada first hit
The first harmful event was a rollover in 30%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 28%, a collision with another vehicle in 23%, a pedestrian in 12%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rollover | 45 | 30% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 43 | 28% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 35 | 23% |
| Pedestrian | 18 | 12% |
| Other | 9 | 5.9% |
| Parked vehicle | 2 | 1.3% |
| Cyclist | 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 I-80 in Nevada compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 30% of fatal crashes in I-80 in Nevada from 2015 to 2024, above the Nevada share of 29%; speeding in 17%, below the Nevada share of 30%; a hit-and-run in 5.3%, below the Nevada share of 9.6%; 60% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Nevada share of 45%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Nevada. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| I-80 | Nevada | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 73% | 28% | above the Nevada share |
| At or near an intersection | 0.7% | 33% | below the Nevada share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 34% | 15% | above the Nevada share |
| A drinking driver | 30% | 29% | above the Nevada share |
| Speeding | 17% | 30% | below the Nevada share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 60% | 45% | above the Nevada share |
| Hit-and-run | 5.3% | 9.6% | below the Nevada share |
| A motorcycle involved | 11% | 21% | below the Nevada share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 11% | 24% | below the Nevada 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 I-80 in Nevada
- How many fatal crashes have there been on I-80 in Nevada?
- 152 fatal crashes killed 167 people on I-80 in Nevada from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 16 fatal crashes and 18 deaths.
- Where on I-80 in Nevada do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Washoe County had the most fatal crashes on I-80 from 2015 to 2024: 58, with 66 deaths. Elko County was second with 24.
- How dangerous is I-80 in Nevada per mile?
- 3.7 fatal crashes a year per 100 miles over 2015 to 2024, on 410 miles of road, against 5.93 for all interstates in Nevada. That ranks 2 of 2 interstates in Nevada and 151 of 171 interstate pages on this site. FARS records crashes, not traffic, so this is crashes per mile of road, not per vehicle.
Other roads in Nevada with a page
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- US 50
- US 95
All fatal crashes in Nevada, with every road ranked.
Where the I-80 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as I-80 in Nevada (filed under 7 spellings, such as "I-80", "I-80 E", "I-80 EB", "I-80 LOVELOCK HWY"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.