HOV Injury Intelligence
Motorcycle-Involved Fatal Crashes in Orange County
The federal fatal-crash census records 195 motorcycle-involved fatal crashes among Orange County's 1,050 fatal crashes from 2019 through 2024. This page shows the local timing and corridor patterns without assuming every person killed was a rider.
About this dataset
This dataset is NHTSA's census of fatal crashes (FARS). It contains fatal crashes only — injury-only and property-damage crashes are not included. The 2024 file is the most recent NHTSA release and remains subject to revision.
Roughly 19% of Orange County's fatal crashes (2019–2024) involved a motorcycle — 195 crashes that killed 200 people, with 51% occurring Friday through Sunday.
Motorcycle-Involved Fatal Crashes
195
2019–2024, Orange County
People Killed in Those Crashes
200
Share of All Fatal Crashes
19%
Percent of the county's fatal crashes involving a motorcycle
Friday–Sunday Share
51%
Percent occurring Friday through Sunday
Motorcycle-Involved Fatal Crashes per Year
Fatal crashes involving at least one motorcycle, per calendar year.
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| Year | Crashes |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 26 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2022 | 36 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2024 | 36 |
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — FARS (accessed 2026-07-11)
By Day of Week
Motorcycle-involved fatal crashes grouped by day of week. The chart describes timing and does not measure rider exposure or explain why the pattern occurs.
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| Day | Crashes |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 32 |
| Monday | 30 |
| Tuesday | 22 |
| Wednesday | 21 |
| Thursday | 23 |
| Friday | 35 |
| Saturday | 32 |
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — FARS (accessed 2026-07-11)
Corridors with the Most Motorcycle-Involved Fatal Crashes
| Rank | Road | Motorcycle-Involved Fatal Crashes | People Killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonial Drive (SR 50) | 18 | 19 |
| 2 | Orange Blossom Trail (US 441) | 12 | 12 |
| 3 | Goldenrod Road (SR 551) | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | Apopka-Vineland Road (CR 435) | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | Curry Ford Road (SR/CR 552) | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Interstate 4 (I-4) | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | US 17-92 (Orlando/Mills Ave corridor) | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Orange Avenue (sr 527) | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Semoran Boulevard (SR 436) | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | SR 408 (East-West Expressway) | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | SR-520 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Clarcona-Ocoee Road | 3 | 3 |
Roads with fewer than 3 motorcycle-involved fatal crashes in the period are not ranked.
Where fatal crashes involved motorcycles
Each point is one motorcycle-involved fatal crash from the FARS records analyzed on this page.
Basemap © OpenFreeMap · OpenMapTiles · OpenStreetMap contributors. Crash locations as geocoded in NHTSA FARS; one record without usable coordinates is excluded from the map but included in all counts.
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