Traffic Collisions in Alpine County

2014 – 2025
201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
383
Collisions
22
People killed
499
People injured
83%
On state highways

Between 2014 and 2025, 383 collisions were reported to the CHP in Alpine County. They killed 22 people and injured 499. Annual collisions have risen 28% since 2014 — against the statewide trend. The single most common time for a crash here is 2 PM on a Saturday.

Collisions by year

2014 25
2015 26
2016 38
2017 44
2018 27
2019 35
2020 32
2021 23
2022 22
2023 38
2024 41
2025 32

When crashes happen

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM
Sunday 53
Monday 42
Tuesday 41
Wednesday 43
Thursday 61
Friday 69
Saturday 74

Roads With the Most Collisions

Freeways

  1. SR-88183
  2. SR-472
  3. SR-8960
  4. SR-2074
  5. US-881

City Streets

  1. Blue Lakes Rd17
  2. Diamond Valley Rd11
  3. Foothill Rd6
  4. Bear Valley Rd3
  5. Emigrant Tr3
  6. Toiyabe National Forest3
  7. Hot Springs Rd2
  8. Wolf Creek Rd2

Intersections With the Most Collisions

Involving a freeway

  1. SR-88 & SR-8928
  2. Blue Lakes Rd & SR-8821
  3. SR-4 & SR-8918
  4. Red Lake Rd & SR-8812
  5. SR-88 & Woods Lake Rd12
  6. SR-4 & Wolf Creek Rd11
  7. SR-88 & Schneider Cow Camp Rd10
  8. Carson Pass & SR-889

City streets only

  1. Blue Camas Rd & Blue Lakes Rd5
  2. Foothill Rd & Fredericksburg Ln4
  3. Chambers Ln & Diamond Valley Rd3
  4. Airport Rd & Diamond Valley Rd2
  5. Emigrant Tr & Foothill Rd2
  6. Bear Valley Rd & Flynn Rd1
  7. Bear Valley Rd & Monty Wolf Rd1
  8. Bear Valley Rd & Quaking Aspen Rd1

Driving in Alpine County?

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Source: California Highway Patrol Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), via the Transportation Injury Mapping System at UC Berkeley. Figures cover collisions reported to the CHP; minor crashes that were never reported do not appear. Road and intersection names are as recorded by the reporting officer.