Had a car accident on I-80? 2,451 people were hurt here in two years, and milepost 60 in Paterson has the most injury accidents.
New Jersey crash records show 1,738 accidents on I-80 in 2023 and 2024 where someone was hurt or killed, about 2.4 a day: 2,451 people hurt and 25 killed.
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Who writes the police report after an I-80 accident, and what does it cost?
Almost always the New Jersey State Police. In 2024 and 2025, 7,919 of 8,246 I-80 records (96 percent) name a State Police station, and the station depends on where you crashed.
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| Station on the record | Towns it covers most on I-80 | Median milepost | All accidents | Someone hurt or killed | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totowa | Paterson, Elmwood Park, Totowa, Wayne and 11 more | 59.0 | 4,502 | 1,131 | 13 |
| Netcong | Rockaway Township, Roxbury, Denville, Mount Olive and 6 more | 35.4 | 2,552 | 522 | 6 |
| Hope | Allamuchy, Knowlton, Hope, Hardwick and 2 more (Warren County) | 12.2 | 846 | 174 | 7 |
| Other State Police stations | Newark, Perryville, Somerville, Sussex, Bloomfield | n/a | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| No station recorded | Spread along the road; most in Wayne (86) and Paterson (78) | 53.8 | 327 | 62 | 0 |
Parsippany-Troy Hills sits on the line between two stations. Of its 1,209 I-80 records, 663 name Netcong and 519 name Totowa. Woodland Park, in the Totowa list, has its own page with Woodland Park's I-80 crash data.
The station name sits in the police agency box on your copy. Our guide on how to read a New Jersey crash report explains the other codes.
The request steps are in the State Police section of our New Jersey accident report guide, which also covers town police reports. You order through the NJSP and NJ Turnpike Authority crash report portal; for a non-toll road like I-80 the fee is $13 and approval can take up to 14 business days.1
Where on I-80 do the most injury accidents happen?
Between mileposts 57 and 67 in Passaic and Bergen counties, which hold eight of the ten worst miles. Mileposts 57 to 62, Paterson to Saddle Brook, alone hold 27 percent of I-80 injury accidents. Milepost 34 in Rockaway Township, at the Route 15 ramps, is the only Morris County entry.
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| Milepost | Town (county) | Cross road most often named (records) | Someone hurt or killed | All accidents | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Paterson (Passaic) | Lakeview Avenue (70) | 120 | 494 | 1 |
| 58 | Paterson (Passaic) | Beckwith Avenue (80) | 107 | 403 | 0 |
| 59 | Paterson (Passaic) | Trenton Avenue (127) | 96 | 391 | 2 |
| 65 | Hackensack (Bergen) | Green Street (81) | 73 | 243 | 0 |
| 53 | Wayne (Passaic) | Route 23 (42) | 66 | 376 | 1 |
| 61 | Elmwood Park (Bergen) | Boulevard (65) | 65 | 206 | 2 |
| 62 | Saddle Brook (Bergen) | North Midland Avenue (53) | 64 | 262 | 1 |
| 57 | Paterson (Passaic) | New Street (81) | 58 | 227 | 0 |
| 67 | Teaneck (Bergen) | Park Avenue (41) | 57 | 202 | 0 |
| 34 | Rockaway Township (Morris) | Ramp from I-80 westbound to Route 15 northbound (39) | 49 | 224 | 0 |
Milepost 53 in Wayne is a ramp problem: at least 163 of its 376 records are flagged as ramp accidents, with Route 23 the cross road named most. Our Route 23 accident data covers the other side of that interchange.
Police may code an express lane crash as "I-80 Express", as they did on 307 records in 2024 and 2025. Of those, 119 were in Parsippany-Troy Hills around mileposts 44 to 46 and 188 in Bergen towns from Saddle Brook to Bogota.2
Is I-80 the most dangerous road in New Jersey?
No, but it is close. Among New Jersey roads, I-80 ranks fifth for injury accidents, behind the Garden State Parkway, Route 1, I-95 and Route 9.
It also had 25 deaths in 2023 and 2024. The statewide ranking of deadliest roads is on our page about the most dangerous roads and intersections in New Jersey.
Its accidents look different from the state average. Only 75 of 8,015 I-80 records in 2023 and 2024 were intersection accidents, so right-angle crashes almost vanish while rear ends, guide rail hits and sideswipes dominate.
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| Accident type (police coding) | I-80 count | I-80 share | Statewide share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Same direction, rear end | 851 | 49.0% | 30.7% |
| Fixed object (barrier, guide rail, tree, pole) | 397 | 22.8% | 11.6% |
| Same direction, sideswipe | 325 | 18.7% | 8.5% |
| Right angle | 10 | 0.6% | 22.4% |
Deer were the first thing hit in 256 I-80 accidents, but only 24 of them hurt anyone; our guide on hitting a deer in New Jersey covers those claims. If you were hit from behind, our page on rear-end car accidents in New Jersey covers the next steps.3
Why are I-80 crashes deadlier at night?
Because long stretches have no street lights. 15 of the 37 fatal accidents from 2023 to 2025 happened in the dark on an unlit stretch, and unlit roads carry 12.5 percent of I-80 injury accidents against about 4 percent statewide.
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| Light | Fatal accidents | People killed |
|---|---|---|
| Dark, no street lights | 15 | 15 |
| Dark, street lights on | 9 | 10 |
| Daylight | 13 | 14 |
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| Accident type (police coding) | Fatal accidents | People killed |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object | 13 | 15 |
| Rear end | 12 | 12 |
| Pedestrian | 4 | 4 |
| All others (overturned, parked vehicle, head on, angle, sideswipe) | 8 | 8 |
Fixed-object accidents were 23 percent of I-80 injury accidents in 2023 and 2024 but 11 of the 25 deaths. Alcohol was flagged in 6 of the 37 fatal accidents.
Five towns had three or more fatal I-80 accidents: Parsippany-Troy Hills (4; see merge crashes on I-80 in Parsippany), Paterson (4), Wayne (3, with 4 killed), Rockaway Township (3) and Knowlton in Warren County (3).
Five pedestrians died on the interstate, one of them in a Paterson crash police coded as a rear end; our pedestrian accident page covers that situation.2
Are I-80 accidents going up?
Yes. Injury accidents rose from 763 in 2023 to 975 in 2024, and 2025 already holds 918.
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| Year | All accidents | Someone hurt or killed | People hurt | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,811 | 763 | 1,078 | 13 |
| 2024 | 4,204 | 975 | 1,373 | 12 |
| 2025 (preliminary) | 4,042 | 918 | 1,311 | 14 |
The risky hours follow the commute, not the weekend. 3 pm to 6 pm holds 22 percent of injury accidents and 5 pm is the busiest hour (135), while weekdays barely differ (230 on Saturday to 265 on Monday).
September is the worst month (177) and July the quietest (92). The statewide hour-by-hour pattern is on its own page.2
Which counties depend on I-80 the most?
Warren County. I-80 accounts for 15 percent of all its injury accidents on every road, although Morris County has the most I-80 injury accidents in raw numbers.
Town by town detail is in our Morris County car accident guide and Bergen County car accident guide.
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| County | Someone hurt or killed on I-80 (2023 + 2024) | I-80 share of all such accidents in the county | People killed on I-80 (2023 + 2024) | Fatal I-80 accidents (2023 to 2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris | 604 | 12.0% | 8 | 13 |
| Passaic | 472 | 6.0% | 5 | 7 |
| Bergen | 419 | 3.8% | 5 | 6 |
| Warren | 152 | 15.0% | 4 | 8 |
| Essex (Fairfield only) | 68 | 0.6% | 2 | 2 |
| Sussex (Byram only) | 23 | 2.0% | 1 | 1 |
Town and road pages along I-80:
- Paterson car accident data, home of mileposts 57 to 60.
- Wayne car accident data, including the Route 23 interchange.
- Hackensack car accidents, in our Bergen County guide and Teaneck car accidents.
- Parsippany-Troy Hills car accidents, in our Morris County guide.
- I-78 car accident data, the other east to west interstate.
I-80 accident questions
Was there an accident on Route 80 in New Jersey yesterday?
This page cannot tell you about yesterday, fatal or not: it is built from police records for 2023 to 2025, not live traffic. The fatal record for I-80 is in the section on why I-80 crashes are deadlier at night.
Are accident reports public record in NJ?
The basic crash report is. Serious or fatal investigation reports are not public records. Our guide to New Jersey accident reports explains who can get each one.
How do I read the codes on an NJ police report?
The accident types on this page, such as "Same direction, rear end" and the first thing hit, come from those codes. Each box is explained in our crash report reading guide.
What these numbers can and cannot tell you
The counts on this page are police-reported car accidents from NJDOT crash records, analyzed by us. They show where and when accidents where someone was hurt happened on I-80. They do not show who was at fault in any accident, and they say nothing about whether you have a claim or what it could be worth.
Rules that apply anywhere in New Jersey
- Your own auto policy's PIP pays eligible medical expenses "no matter who caused the auto accident," up to your policy's limit and after its deductible and co-pay. A claim against the other driver for pain and suffering is separate: it depends on fault and on the lawsuit option on your policy. 5
- Being partly at fault does not stop you from recovering, as long as your share is not greater than the other driver's, or the combined share of all the drivers you claim against (the "51 percent" rule). Your damages are reduced by your share. 6
- If someone is hurt or killed, or property damage to any one person is over $500, the driver must tell the police right away and send a written report to the Motor Vehicle Commission within 10 days, unless a police officer files one. If police did not investigate, New Jersey's SR-1 self-reporting form is the form for that. 7
- An injury lawsuit generally must be filed within two years, and a claim against a public body (a town, the state, NJ Transit) needs a written notice within 90 days. These are general rules with exceptions; check your own dates with a lawyer. 8
Next steps: how to get your New Jersey accident report, agency by agency, and how New Jersey no-fault (PIP) insurance works after an accident. This is general information, not legal advice.
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Sources
- NJDOT crash records via nj-crashes, station field, 2024 and 2025, our count; NJSP and NJTA Crash Report Requests, njportal.com; our agency report-access table.
- NJDOT crash records via the open-source hudcostreets/nj-crashes project, with the NJ State Police fatal crash statistics added; our count.
- NJDOT crash records via nj-crashes, crash type and first harmful event fields, 2023 and 2024, and statewide injury accidents by route number; our count.
- NJDOT crash records via nj-crashes and our county profiles, 2023 and 2024; our count.
- NJ DOBI Auto Insurance Buyer's Guide 2026, pp. 2, 6
- N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1; NJ DOBI comparative negligence FAQ
- N.J.S.A. 39:4-130; NJDOT self-reporting crash form
- N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2; N.J.S.A. 59:8-8
How we counted
We counted NJDOT crash records for 2023 to 2025, as normalized by hudcostreets/nj-crashes, with fatal accidents added from the State Police feed (downloaded 6 November 2026). An I-80 record has route number 80 and an interstate road name, in every spelling ("I-80", "I-80 Express" and others).
Headline counts use 2023 and 2024. Mileposts and stations use 2024 and 2025, because the 2023 export lacks most station names; 2025 is preliminary.
We read a filled station as a State Police report: statewide only about 12 percent of 2024 records carry one, and roads patrolled by town police carry none. Milepost 60 covers 60.00 to 60.99, and cross road counts are a floor. "Hurt or killed" means police recorded at least one injury or death.