State Highway 35 in New Jersey: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 57 fatal crashes on State Highway 35 in New Jersey killed 59 people, the 16th most of any numbered road in New Jersey. In 2024 there were 7 fatal crashes and 7 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 3 counties of New Jersey. All fatal crashes in New Jersey.
Deaths on State Highway 35 in New Jersey by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 |
| 2020 | 11 | 13 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 35 in New Jersey: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Monmouth County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 35 from 2015 to 2024: 31, with 31 deaths. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monmouth County | 4 | 31 | 31 |
| 2 | Middlesex County | 1 | 22 | 24 |
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 35 in New Jersey
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 | 7.1 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.1 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 8.9 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan3.5%
- Feb8.8%
- Mar7.0%
- Apr7.0%
- May0.0%
- Jun12.3%
- Jul8.8%
- Aug12.3%
- Sep7.0%
- Oct15.8%
- Nov7.0%
- 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 35 in New Jersey first hit
The first harmful event was a pedestrian in 40%; a collision with another vehicle in 32%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 18%, a cyclist in 3.5%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pedestrian | 23 | 40% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 18 | 32% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 10 | 18% |
| Other | 3 | 5.3% |
| Cyclist | 2 | 3.5% |
| Rollover | 1 | 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 State Highway 35 in New Jersey compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 18% of fatal crashes in State Highway 35 in New Jersey from 2015 to 2024, below the New Jersey share of 22%; speeding in 14%, below the New Jersey share of 23%; a hit-and-run in 11%, above the New Jersey share of 8.7%; a driver recorded as distracted in 30%, above the New Jersey share of 26%; 43% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the New Jersey share of 45%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of New Jersey. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| State Highway 35 | New Jersey | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 0.0% | 11% | below the New Jersey share |
| At or near an intersection | 46% | 34% | above the New Jersey share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 12% | 18% | below the New Jersey share |
| A drinking driver | 18% | 22% | below the New Jersey share |
| Speeding | 14% | 23% | below the New Jersey share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 30% | 26% | above the New Jersey share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 43% | 45% | below the New Jersey share |
| Hit-and-run | 11% | 8.7% | above the New Jersey share |
| A motorcycle involved | 14% | 14% | about the same as the New Jersey share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 42% | 29% | above the New Jersey 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 35 in New Jersey
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 35 in New Jersey?
- 57 fatal crashes killed 59 people on State Highway 35 in New Jersey from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 7 fatal crashes and 7 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 35 in New Jersey do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Monmouth County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 35 from 2015 to 2024: 31, with 31 deaths. Middlesex County was second with 22.
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Where the State Highway 35 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 35 in New Jersey (filed under 5 spellings, such as "SR-35", "SR-35 AMBOY AVE", "SR-35 BROAD ST", "SR-35 CONVERY BLVD"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.