State Highway 13 in Wisconsin: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 48 fatal crashes on State Highway 13 in Wisconsin killed 51 people, the 15th most of any numbered road in Wisconsin. In 2024 there were 6 fatal crashes and 6 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 10 counties of Wisconsin. All fatal crashes in Wisconsin.
Deaths on State Highway 13 in Wisconsin by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 8 | 10 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Counties along State Highway 13 in Wisconsin
Price, Adams and Marathon counties together held 46% of fatal crashes in State Highway 13 in Wisconsin from 2015 to 2024; the 5 listed held 71%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Price County | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Adams County | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | Marathon County | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Bayfield County | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Wood County | 0 | 6 | 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 State Highway 13 in Wisconsin
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 | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 12.5 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 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 | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 8.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.1 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan6.2%
- Feb2.1%
- Mar6.2%
- Apr4.2%
- May6.2%
- Jun8.3%
- Jul6.2%
- Aug12.5%
- Sep12.5%
- Oct12.5%
- Nov14.6%
- Dec8.3%
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 13 in Wisconsin first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 65%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 17%, a pedestrian in 8.3%, a rollover in 6.2%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 31 | 65% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 8 | 17% |
| Pedestrian | 4 | 8.3% |
| Rollover | 3 | 6.2% |
| Other | 2 | 4.2% |
| 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 13 in Wisconsin compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 21% of fatal crashes in State Highway 13 in Wisconsin from 2015 to 2024, below the Wisconsin share of 33%; speeding in 27%, below the Wisconsin share of 31%; a hit-and-run in 2.1%, below the Wisconsin share of 5.4%; a driver recorded as distracted in 15%, above the Wisconsin share of 9.9%; 53% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Wisconsin share of 48%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Wisconsin. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| State Highway 13 | Wisconsin | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 90% | 63% | above the Wisconsin share |
| At or near an intersection | 23% | 28% | below the Wisconsin share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 26% | 27% | below the Wisconsin share |
| A drinking driver | 21% | 33% | below the Wisconsin share |
| Speeding | 27% | 31% | below the Wisconsin share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 15% | 9.9% | above the Wisconsin share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 53% | 48% | above the Wisconsin share |
| Hit-and-run | 2.1% | 5.4% | below the Wisconsin share |
| A motorcycle involved | 13% | 17% | below the Wisconsin share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 7.8% | 9.5% | below the Wisconsin 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 13 in Wisconsin
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 13 in Wisconsin?
- 48 fatal crashes killed 51 people on State Highway 13 in Wisconsin from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 6 fatal crashes and 6 deaths.
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All fatal crashes in Wisconsin, with every road ranked.
Where the State Highway 13 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 13 in Wisconsin (filed under 3 spellings, such as "SR-13", "SR-13 34 4TH AVE N", "SR-13 POW/MIA MEM HWY"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.