Sandy's Most Dangerous Intersections for Pedestrians and Cyclists

Here is how the numbers were produced. UDOT's pedestrian and bicycle safety model lists Sandy's signalized intersections, 48 in all. Each crash in UDOT's records that involved a pedestrian or bicyclist during that window was attached to the closest of the 48, as long as it lay within 250 feet, the distance the Highway Safety Manual uses for an intersection crash. A crash UDOT coded as Fatal or Suspected Serious Injury is described below as serious or fatal.

Sandy's totals: 72 pedestrian crashes, 9 serious or fatal, and 51 bicycle crashes, 6 serious or fatal, for 123 crashes in all. Pedestrian crashes reached 31 of the 48 signals and bicycle crashes 29; only 12 signals had neither.

Bicycle Crashes Nearly Keep Pace

Across all 1,263 signals in UDOT's model, the same method finds about 5 bicycle crashes for every 10 pedestrian crashes, and bicycle crashes are serious or fatal 8.9% of the time, roughly half the pedestrian rate of 16.7%. Sandy departs from both patterns. It has about 7 bicycle crashes for every 10 pedestrian crashes, and its bicycle severity rate, 11.8%, sits close to its own pedestrian rate of 12.5%. The six serious or fatal bicycle crashes occurred at six different signals, from 7800 South at 700 East down to 11400 South at 1000 East.

Pedestrian severity is more concentrated. 9000 South (SR-209) at State Street had 5 pedestrian crashes, and 2 were serious or fatal, the only Sandy signal with more than one. The remaining 7 serious or fatal pedestrian crashes were spread across 7 signals. Both rates rest on small numbers: a single crash moves Sandy's pedestrian rate by about 1.4 points and its bicycle rate by about 2.

Sandy Signals Ranked by Pedestrian Crashes

Ranking is by pedestrian crashes recorded from January 2018 through August 4, 2025. A tie goes first to the signal with more bicycle crashes and next to the one with more serious or fatal pedestrian crashes; signals level on both appear from north to south. Walker, rider and traffic numbers are estimates from UDOT's model, not counts taken during the crash window.

• 9000 South (SR-209) & 700 East (SR-71) — 9 pedestrian crashes, none serious or fatal, and 3 bicycle crashes. Sandy's highest pedestrian count, four ahead of any other signal. UDOT's model notes three schools nearby and estimates about 315 walkers and 25 riders a day.
• 9000 South (SR-209) & State Street (US-89) — 5 pedestrian crashes, 2 of them serious or fatal, and 3 bicycle crashes. The model's highest walker estimate in Sandy, about 461 people a day, with four bus stops close by.
• 7800 South & 700 East (SR-71) — 5 pedestrian crashes with no serious or fatal injury, and 2 bicycle crashes, one of them serious or fatal.
• 9400 South (SR-209) & 2000 East — 5 pedestrian crashes, none serious or fatal, plus 2 bicycle crashes including one serious or fatal. The easternmost signal in this list.
• 9800 South (Sego Lily Drive) & 700 East (SR-71) — 3 pedestrian crashes (1 serious or fatal) and 7 bicycle crashes, more bicycle crashes than any other Sandy signal. UDOT estimates about 36 riders a day here, also the city's highest.
• 11000 South & 700 East (SR-71) — 3 pedestrian crashes, 1 serious or fatal, and 2 bicycle crashes. Three bus stops and a school are nearby, according to the model.
• 10600 South & 700 East (SR-71) — 3 pedestrian crashes and 2 bicycle crashes, none serious or fatal. Both roads are estimated at roughly 25,000 vehicles a day.
• 9400 South (SR-209) & 1300 East — 3 pedestrian crashes, 1 serious or fatal, and 1 bicycle crash. The model lists five bus stops and two schools in the vicinity.
• 10600 South & 1300 East — 3 pedestrian crashes, 1 serious or fatal, and 1 bicycle crash, at a crossing UDOT estimates about 91 people use on foot each day.
• 8600 South & 700 East (SR-71) — 3 pedestrian crashes and 1 bicycle crash, none serious or fatal, where UDOT estimates about 25 riders pass daily.

Six of the ten are on 700 East (SR-71), and the seven highest rider estimates in the city are on that road too. Each signal in the list is a standard four-leg crossing. UDOT's model flags three Sandy signals as unlit: a pedestrian crossing signal on 9400 South near 70 East, 11000 South at Automall Drive, and the I-15 northbound off-ramp at Monroe Street. None of those three recorded a pedestrian or bicycle crash.

The Bicycle Picture in Sandy

9800 South (Sego Lily Drive) at 700 East leads with 7 bicycle crashes, none serious or fatal. Four signals had 3 each: 11400 South at 700 East, where one was serious or fatal; 9000 South at 700 East; 9000 South at State Street; and 9400 South at 1100 East. Bicycle crashes touched 29 of Sandy's 48 signals, close to the 31 with a pedestrian crash. 11400 South deserves a note of its own: its five modeled signals recorded 6 bicycle crashes, and 2 of them were serious or fatal.

Exposure Estimates From UDOT's Model

UDOT's model also carries estimates for each signal: daily pedestrians and bicyclists, vehicle volumes on both roads, counts of nearby schools and bus stops, and a lighting flag. These help gauge how many people are exposed at a crossing. The model's predicted-crash numbers are a separate product with no stated period, and they do not describe January 2018 through August 2025, so this page does not set them against the recorded crashes.

For riders, the estimates line up with the crash list. The highest estimated bicycle traffic in Sandy is at 9800 South and 700 East, about 36 riders a day, and that same signal recorded the most bicycle crashes. For walkers the match is looser. 9000 South at State Street has the highest estimate, about 461 a day, and recorded 5 pedestrian crashes; 9400 South at 700 East is second at about 341 a day but recorded a single pedestrian crash, which was serious or fatal.

After 3 p.m. in Sandy

Sandy's worst pedestrian outcomes come late in the day. Eight of the nine pedestrian crashes that ended in death or suspected serious injury happened after 3 p.m., four between 3 and 7 p.m. and four between 7 p.m. and midnight. The 3-to-7 p.m. window alone holds 27 of Sandy's 72 pedestrian crashes, a bigger slice than the 633 of 2,105 it holds statewide. For riders the tilt is sharper: 27 of Sandy's 51 bicycle crashes, more than half, fell in those same four hours, against about a third across Utah (374 of 1,115).

Darkness matters a little less here than it does statewide. Twenty-two of the 72 pedestrian crashes happened after dark, two of them serious or fatal; across all modeled signals, 718 of 2,105 did. Sundays were the quietest day, with 4 pedestrian crashes and 2 bicycle crashes over the whole period.

What Sandy's Crash Reports Flagged

Of the factors officers mark on a crash report, the one that stands out in Sandy is the driver's age: an older driver was noted in 10 of the 72 pedestrian crashes, and those 10 include 4 of the city's 9 serious or fatal pedestrian crashes. Statewide the same flag appears on about one pedestrian crash in ten (221 of 2,105). Teen drivers were noted in 7 of the 51 bicycle crashes. Distraction was marked in 4 pedestrian and 3 bicycle crashes, and none of Sandy's crashes in this set carried a DUI flag. A flag records what the officer observed; it is not a finding of fault.

Thirteen pedestrian crashes and 3 bicycle crashes were coded hit and run. Utah law treats an unidentified vehicle that left the scene as an uninsured motor vehicle (Utah Code § 31A-22-305(2)(b)), so uninsured-motorist coverage on your own policy, or on the policy of a relative you live with, can answer for the driver who drove off. Early medical bills usually run through personal injury protection on those same household policies (§ 31A-22-308).

Posted Speeds on Sandy's Top Ten

Every signal on the list above sits on a road posted at 40 mph or faster. Eight of the ten top out at 40: 700 East (SR-71) and 9000 and 9400 South (SR-209) carry 40-mph limits in UDOT's 2026 state-route speed data. The other two, 9400 South and 10600 South where each meets 1300 East, sit on a stretch of 1300 East listed at 45 mph in UGRC's Utah Roads data. These are current posted limits and may differ from the limit in force on the day of a given crash.

Across all 48 signals, ten reach 45 mph on at least one approach, eight of them on 1300 East. Those ten recorded 14 pedestrian crashes, 3 serious or fatal; the 34 signals that top out at 40 mph recorded 55, with 5 serious or fatal. That is a higher share at the faster crossings, but the counts are small, and across Utah the serious-or-fatal share does not climb steadily with the posted limit. UDOT's sidewalk inventory, which covers state routes only, flags a gap near 11400 South and 700 East, a signal with 3 bicycle crashes, one of them serious or fatal.

What Falls Outside the Count

The count stops 250 feet from each modeled signal. A pedestrian struck while crossing mid-block on 9000 South, on a neighborhood street or in a store parking lot is not included. Each crash belongs to one signal at most, and each is one crash regardless of how many people it hurt. Forty-four of Sandy's 48 signals recorded 3 or fewer pedestrian crashes over seven-plus years, so the ordering is fragile toward the bottom. Crash counts also do not establish fault for any particular collision.

Hurt While Walking or Riding in Sandy

A crossing's crash record can support a claim in a specific way: it helps show the danger existed, and was known, before your crash. Sandy and UDOT keep records on signal timing, crosswalk striping and lighting that can be requested and compared with the scene. For a cyclist, the layout of the bike lane or shoulder at the crossing and the turning path of the vehicle are often central. Our Sandy pedestrian accident and Sandy bicycle accident pages describe how these cases are handled, and the statewide guides explain how fault is proven, how to file a PIP claim and the deadline to bring a case. For all crashes by street, see Sandy’s most dangerous roads.

What Compensation Can Cover

• Economic losses: emergency and hospital care, specialist visits, rehabilitation, lost wages, and any long-term loss of earning capacity.
• Quality of life: pain, limits on movement, and the activities given up after the crash, from running errands on foot to weekend rides.
• Long-term care: future treatment, ongoing therapy, mobility equipment and home assistance when recovery is incomplete.

About the Data

The counts on this page were built from UDOT's crash records for January 1, 2018 through August 4, 2025. Every crash involving a pedestrian or bicyclist was assigned to the nearest of Sandy's 48 modeled signals if it fell within 250 feet, and severity follows UDOT's codes, with Fatal and Suspected Serious Injury grouped as serious or fatal. Estimated walkers, riders and vehicles, along with nearby schools, bus stops and lighting, come from UDOT's pedestrian and bicycle safety model for signalized intersections. Statewide comparisons repeat the same steps for all 1,263 signals in that model. The time-of-day, lighting and report-flag figures come from those same UDOT crash records, in Mountain Time; posted speed limits come from UDOT's 2026 state-route speed-limit layer and UGRC's Utah Roads data. Every city we have counted this way is listed on our statewide page, Utah’s most dangerous intersections.