State Highway 28 in Massachusetts: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 72 fatal crashes on State Highway 28 in Massachusetts killed 78 people, the 5th most of 158 numbered roads in Massachusetts. In 2024 there were 7 fatal crashes and 7 deaths on the road.
A state highway running through 6 counties of Massachusetts. All fatal crashes in Massachusetts.
Deaths on State Highway 28 in Massachusetts by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 9 | 11 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 28 in Massachusetts: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Barnstable County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 28 from 2015 to 2024: 25, with 27 deaths. Barnstable, Plymouth and Norfolk counties together held 75% of fatal crashes on State Highway 28 in Massachusetts from 2015 to 2024; the 5 listed held 97%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnstable County | 1 | 25 | 27 |
| 2 | Plymouth County | 1 | 17 | 18 |
| 3 | Norfolk County | 3 | 12 | 14 |
| 4 | Middlesex County | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| 5 | Suffolk 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 State Highway 28 in Massachusetts
71 fatal crashes on State Highway 28 in Massachusetts from 2015 to 2024 have a known time, too few for any one weekday and time of day to stand out. The worst hour is 8 pm to 9 pm; the worst month is May.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 5.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crash | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crash | 5.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crash | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 8.5 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crash | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crash | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 9.9 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 5.6 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crash | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crash | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crash |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crash | 4.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crash |
| Fri | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crash | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crash | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crash | 7.0 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.4 percent, 1 fatal crash | 4.2 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan11.1%
- Feb9.7%
- Mar1.4%
- Apr5.6%
- May15.3%
- Jun2.8%
- Jul13.9%
- Aug5.6%
- Sep8.3%
- Oct11.1%
- Nov9.7%
- Dec5.6%
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 28 in Massachusetts first hit
The first harmful event was a pedestrian in 35%; a collision with another vehicle in 32%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 19%, a cyclist in 6.9%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pedestrian | 25 | 35% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 23 | 32% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 14 | 19% |
| Cyclist | 5 | 6.9% |
| Rollover | 3 | 4.2% |
| Other | 2 | 2.8% |
| 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 28 in Massachusetts compare with the state
The largest difference from Massachusetts: from 2015 to 2024, 80% of occupants killed on State Highway 28 in Massachusetts were unbelted, against 62% across Massachusetts. Also above the Massachusetts share: pedestrians. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Massachusetts. A share is only given over 20 crashes; above or below means more than chance would give on 72 crashes.
| State Highway 28 | Massachusetts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 1.4% | 6.6% | about the same as the Massachusetts share |
| At or near an intersection | 32% | 26% | about the same as the Massachusetts share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 24% | 19% | about the same as the Massachusetts share |
| A drinking driver | 32% | 30% | about the same as the Massachusetts share |
| Speeding | 24% | 29% | about the same as the Massachusetts share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 6.9% | 12% | about the same as the Massachusetts share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 80% | 62% | above the Massachusetts share |
| Hit-and-run | 9.7% | 4.9% | about the same as the Massachusetts share |
| A motorcycle involved | 19% | 16% | about the same as the Massachusetts share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 33% | 20% | above the Massachusetts 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 on State Highway 28 in Massachusetts
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 28 in Massachusetts?
- 72 fatal crashes killed 78 people on State Highway 28 in Massachusetts from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 7 fatal crashes and 7 deaths. Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
- Where on State Highway 28 in Massachusetts do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Barnstable County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 28 from 2015 to 2024: 25, with 27 deaths. Plymouth County was second with 17.
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Where the State Highway 28 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 28 in Massachusetts (filed under 36 spellings, such as "SR- 28 FALMOUTH RD", "SR-28", "SR-28 1293 MAIN ST", "SR-28 3024 CRANBERRY HWY"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. Where two routes share a road, NHTSA files each crash under one of them, so a shared stretch counts on one route only. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. Totals in state and news reports for a road usually differ: they include ramps and frontage roads, or count from preliminary reports. The full method.