Hudson Valley Interstate Is Deadliest In U.S. Study Finds

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Hudson Valley drivers won't be surprised to learn that one of the deadliest interstate highways in the country runs through the region.

An analysis by the insurance comparison clearinghouse, Zebra found that I-95 has more average fatalities per mile than any other highway in the U.S. The study analyzed the most recent Fatality Analysis Reporting System data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to compile a ranking of "America's 10 Most Dangerous Roads."

The analysis uses statistics from 2019, which is the most recent data released by the NHTSA.

Interstate I-95 topped the list with an average of 14.88 fatalities per 100 miles. The highway, which stretches from Maine to South Florida, also had the highest number of overall fatalities of any single roadway with 284 recorded deaths in 2019.

In the Hudson Valley, I-95, also known as the New England Thruway, runs from the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge and through Westchester County to the Connecticut state line.

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"Many of these accidents occurred in the northeast in the winter, when road conditions were far from ideal," the study's authors said. "A large portion of accidents also occurred on the east coast of Florida in Jacksonville and Brevard County, which sits outside of Orlando."

Roadways to make the list of the "Ten Most Dangerous Roads in the U.S." include:

1. I-95 with an average of 14.88 fatalities per 100 miles.
2. I-20 with an average of 13.52 fatalities per 100 miles.
3. I-5 with an average of 13.47 fatalities per 100 miles.
4. I-75 with an average of 13.27 fatalities per 100 miles.
5. I-35 with an average of 12.56 fatalities per 100 miles.
6. I-15 with an average of 11.02 fatalities per 100 miles.
7. I-40 with an average of 9.89 fatalities per 100 miles.
8. I-70 with an average of 7.35 fatalities per 100 miles.
9. I-80 with an average of 7.21 fatalities per 100 miles.
10. US-41 with an average of 7.02 fatalities per 100 miles.

The complete Zebra analysis can be found here.

It isn't just in the Hudson Valley that driving is becoming increasingly risky. The Zebra study also found that in 2020, the U.S. had its highest fatality rate since 2007. There were a reported 1.37 fatalities per 100 million miles traveled, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.