US 206 in New Jersey: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 52 fatal crashes on US 206 in New Jersey killed 56 people, the 17th most of any numbered road in New Jersey. In 2024 there were 5 fatal crashes and 5 deaths on the road.
An US route running through 6 counties of New Jersey. All fatal crashes in New Jersey.
Deaths on US 206 in New Jersey by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 9 | 12 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on US 206 in New Jersey: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Burlington County County had the most fatal crashes on US 206 from 2015 to 2024: 21, with 24 deaths. Burlington, Sussex and Mercer counties together held 71% of fatal crashes in US 206 in New Jersey from 2015 to 2024; the 5 listed held 92%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burlington County | 2 | 21 | 24 |
| 2 | Sussex County | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Mercer County | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Somerset County | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Morris 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 206 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 | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan5.8%
- Feb11.5%
- Mar7.7%
- Apr0.0%
- May9.6%
- Jun13.5%
- Jul5.8%
- Aug11.5%
- Sep15.4%
- Oct3.8%
- Nov9.6%
- Dec5.8%
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 206 in New Jersey first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 69%; a pedestrian in 12%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 12%, a cyclist in 5.8%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 36 | 69% |
| Pedestrian | 6 | 12% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 6 | 12% |
| Cyclist | 3 | 5.8% |
| Rollover | 1 | 1.9% |
| Parked vehicle | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other | 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 206 in New Jersey compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 19% of fatal crashes in US 206 in New Jersey from 2015 to 2024, below the New Jersey share of 22%; speeding in 33%, above the New Jersey share of 23%; a hit-and-run in 3.8%, below the New Jersey share of 8.7%; 33% 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.
| US 206 | New Jersey | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 17% | 11% | above the New Jersey share |
| At or near an intersection | 35% | 34% | above the New Jersey share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 15% | 18% | below the New Jersey share |
| A drinking driver | 19% | 22% | below the New Jersey share |
| Speeding | 33% | 23% | above the New Jersey share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 33% | 45% | below the New Jersey share |
| Hit-and-run | 3.8% | 8.7% | below the New Jersey share |
| A motorcycle involved | 27% | 14% | above the New Jersey share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 11% | 29% | below 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 US 206 in New Jersey
- How many fatal crashes have there been on US 206 in New Jersey?
- 52 fatal crashes killed 56 people on US 206 in New Jersey from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 5 fatal crashes and 5 deaths.
- Where on US 206 in New Jersey do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Burlington County had the most fatal crashes on US 206 from 2015 to 2024: 21, with 24 deaths. Sussex County was second with 9.
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Where the US 206 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as US 206 in New Jersey (filed under 6 spellings, such as "US-206", "US-206 BROAD ST", "US-206 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD", "US-206 S BROAD ST"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.