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Traffic deaths in Fishkill, New York

City in Dutchess County · New York · United States

Deaths, 2024
4
Fatal crashes
4

In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Fishkill, New York. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (2) and the most since 2022. Between 2020 and 2024, 17 people died, an average of 3.4 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths, and 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

+100%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

2 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024

  • Dutchess County, New York: +38%
  • New York: -1%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 1 1
2021 2 2
2022 8 8
2023 2 2
2024 4 4

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Road users

Who died

25%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.1 times the share in Dutchess County, New York: 22%
  • About the same as the share in New York: 26%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 2
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 1
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Fishkill Share in Dutchess County
Pedestrians 1 25% 22%
Motorcyclists 1 25% 11%
Cyclists 0 0% 8%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 1 25% 17%
Speeding-related crashes 1 25% 28%

Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.

Crash factors

Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes

25%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 90 percent of the share in Dutchess County, New York: 29%
  • About 80 percent of the share in New York: 32%
  • About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%

0%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About 5 percent of the share in Dutchess County, New York: 6%
  • About 5 percent of the share in New York: 13%
  • About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Fishkill Dutchess County New York United States
Speeding-related 0.0% 5.7% 13.3% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 25.0% 28.6% 32.0% 28.1%
At night 25.0% 37.1% 49.1% 53.6%
At weekends 50.0% 22.9% 31.0% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

25%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About two-thirds of the share in Dutchess County, New York: 37%
  • About half the share in New York: 49%
  • About half the share in the United States: 54%

50%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About double the share in Dutchess County, New York: 23%
  • About 1.6 times the share in New York: 31%
  • About 1.5 times the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 0
1am 1
2am 0
3am 1
4am 0
5am 0
6am 3
7am 1
8am 0
9am 0
10am 2
11am 0
12pm 1
1pm 1
2pm 0
3pm 0
4pm 3
5pm 0
6pm 2
7pm 1
8pm 1
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 0

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 3
Mon 2
Tue 0
Wed 3
Thu 1
Fri 5
Sat 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 1
Feb 2
Mar 1
Apr 0
May 0
Jun 0
Jul 1
Aug 6
Sep 1
Oct 3
Nov 1
Dec 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 12
Cloudy 3
Rain 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 9
Dark - Not Lighted 7
Dark - Lighted 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Roads and vehicles

Where and what, 2020–2024

Roads with the most fatal crashes

  1. US-96
  2. SR-9D3
  3. SUPERIOR CT1
  4. SR-987G TACONIC STATE PKY RAMP1
  5. SR-987C TACONIC STATE PKWY1
  6. SR-3761
  7. SR-2161
  8. OLD TOWN RD1
  9. MERRITT BLVD1
  10. I-841

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Cars 7
SUVs 6
Motorcycles 3
Pickup trucks 2
Buses 1
Other vehicles 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Audi Q31
  2. BMW 435i1
  3. BMW R 1100 S1
  4. Chevrolet Equinox1
  5. Dodge Charger1
  6. Dodge Ram1
  7. Ducati Monster1
  8. Honda VTX1800C (VTX)1
  9. Hyundai Sonata1
  10. Hyundai Tucson1

Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

Crashes

Fatal crashes

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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.

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Date Deaths
Oct 20, 2024 1
Sep 13, 2024 1
Aug 3, 2024 1
Feb 9, 2024 1
Dec 18, 2023 1
Oct 21, 2023 1
Oct 14, 2022 1
Aug 14, 2022 1
Aug 13, 2022 1
Aug 12, 2022 1
Aug 10, 2022 1
Jul 31, 2022 1
Mar 28, 2022 1
Feb 18, 2022 1
Nov 4, 2021 1
Jan 20, 2021 1
Aug 19, 2020 1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.