I-80 ranked as 8th most dangerous interstate in US, study says
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Part of the Interstate 80 in Northern California ranks in the top 10 most dangerous interstate highways sections, according to a study by Camili and Capo PA of New Jersey.
The 199-mile road stretches from San Francisco through Truckee and to the Nevada border. From 2019 to 2023, it had 277 fatal accidents.
That means roughly 1.39 deaths per mile according to the study, which rated the state’s portion of interstate highways by number of crashes per mile.
Three other California interstates landed on the list. Interstate 10 ranked at No. 7, Interstate 15 ranked at 11, while Interstate 5 ranked at No. 29.
However, two ranked on the ten most dangerous interstate highways overall—Interstate 5 ranked at No. 6 and Interstate 10 ranked at No. 7 on that list.
Eli Ramos is a reporter for Tahoe Daily Tribune. They are part of the 2024–26 cohort of California Local News Fellows through UC Berkeley.
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