Roy's Most Dangerous Intersections for Pedestrians and Cyclists

The numbers here come from matching, not modeling. UDOT's pedestrian and bicycle safety model lists 16 signalized intersections in Roy. Each crash in UDOT's records from January 1, 2018 to August 4, 2025 that involved a pedestrian or bicyclist was assigned to the nearest of those signals if it fell within 250 feet, the Highway Safety Manual's line for an intersection crash. A crash counts as serious or fatal when UDOT coded it Fatal or Suspected Serious Injury.

That produces 37 crashes over seven years and seven months: 28 with a pedestrian, 6 of them serious or fatal (21.4%), and 9 with a bicyclist, 1 of them serious or fatal. Statewide, under the same method, 16.7% of pedestrian crashes and 8.9% of bicycle crashes were serious or fatal. Ten of Roy's 16 signals recorded a pedestrian crash, two more recorded only bicycle crashes, and four recorded none.

Two Signals, Two Different Stories

4400 South and 1900 West leads Roy with 7 pedestrian crashes, 2 of them serious or fatal, plus 1 bicycle crash. It is also where UDOT's model expects the most people on foot: about 456 a day, more than twice the estimate at any other Roy signal, with four bus stops close by. Heavy foot traffic and a high crash count at the same corner is the pattern you would expect.

5600 South (SR-97) and 2700 West is the exception. It recorded 6 pedestrian crashes, one of them serious or fatal, though UDOT's model estimates about 66 people walking through it a day, roughly a seventh of the 4400 South figure, and lists no bus stops. One school is nearby. Six crashes in seven years is too few to prove a design problem, but a gap like that between expected use and recorded harm is worth a closer look in any individual case. 5600 South is SR-97, which continues east past I-15 and ends at a Hill Air Force Base gate.

Every Roy Signal With a Pedestrian Crash

Exactly ten of Roy's 16 modeled signals recorded a pedestrian crash, so this list is all of them, ranked by pedestrian crashes from January 1, 2018 through August 4, 2025. Ties go first to the signal with more bicycle crashes, then to the one with more serious or fatal pedestrian crashes, then north to south. Pedestrian, vehicle and bus-stop figures are UDOT model estimates.

• 4400 South & 1900 West (SR-126) — 7 pedestrian crashes (2 serious or fatal) and 1 bicycle crash. About 456 estimated pedestrians a day and four bus stops nearby; the busier road carries about 26,000 vehicles a day.
• 5600 South (SR-97) & 2700 West — 6 pedestrian crashes (1 serious or fatal) and no bicycle crashes, at a signal UDOT estimates sees about 66 people on foot a day. One school is nearby.
• 5600 South (SR-97) & 3500 West (SR-108) — 3 pedestrian crashes, none serious or fatal, and 2 bicycle crashes, one of them Roy's only serious or fatal bicycle crash. The model lists two schools nearby.
• 4800 South & 3500 West (SR-108) — 3 pedestrian crashes, none serious or fatal, and 1 bicycle crash. The only signal with a pedestrian crash that sits on neither 1900 West nor 5600 South.
• 5600 South (SR-97) & 1900 West (SR-126) — 3 pedestrian crashes (1 serious or fatal) and no bicycle crashes. The busier road carries about 38,500 vehicles a day and the other about 22,500, the heaviest combined volume at any Roy signal.
• 5300 South (Riverdale Road, SR-26) & 1900 West (SR-126) — 2 pedestrian crashes, 1 of them serious or fatal, and no bicycle crashes. About 214 estimated pedestrians a day, second only to 4400 South.
• 4800 South & 1900 West (SR-126) — 1 pedestrian crash, which was serious or fatal, and 3 bicycle crashes, the most bicycle crashes at any Roy signal.
• Midland Drive (SR-108) & 1900 West (SR-126) — 1 pedestrian crash, not serious or fatal, and no bicycle crashes. Estimated foot traffic is low here, about 11 people a day.
• Hinckley Drive (SR-79) & 1900 West (SR-126) — 1 pedestrian crash, not serious or fatal, and no bicycle crashes. The model's foot-traffic estimate, about 8 a day, is the lowest of any signal on this list.
• 6000 South & 1900 West (SR-126) — 1 pedestrian crash, not serious or fatal, and no bicycle crashes. A three-leg intersection, the only one on this list.

Read top to bottom, the list is mostly 1900 West and 5600 South. Signals on those two streets account for 25 of Roy's 28 pedestrian crashes and all 6 that were serious or fatal. Below the top two the order is thin: third through fifth place are separated only by bicycle crashes, and four signals share a single pedestrian crash each.

Where Roy's Cyclists Were Hit

Nine bicycle crashes is a small number to read much into. 4800 South at 1900 West had 3 and 5600 South at 3500 West had 2, including Roy's single serious or fatal bicycle crash. The other four were one apiece: at 4400 South and 1900 West, at 4800 South and 3500 West, at 4000 South and 1900 West, and at the pedestrian beacon on 5600 South near 2850 West, which UDOT's data labels HAWK. Neither of those last two recorded a pedestrian crash.

Exposure Estimates in UDOT's Model

Besides the signal list, UDOT's model estimates how many people walk and bike through each signal on an average day and how many vehicles use the intersecting roads, and it notes schools, bus stops and lighting nearby. These describe exposure. The model's own crash predictions come from separate work with no stated time window, so they are not compared with Roy's counts here.

Roy's estimates concentrate on 1900 West: the four highest pedestrian estimates in the city are at 4400 South (about 456 a day), 5300 South (214), 4800 South (186) and 5600 South (176), all where those streets cross 1900 West. Crashes followed that pattern at 4400 South but not at the other three, which recorded 1 to 3 pedestrian crashes each. No Roy signal is flagged as unlit, and every signal with a pedestrian crash except one is a four-leg intersection.

Half of Roy’s Pedestrian Crashes Fell Between 3 and 7 p.m.

Fourteen of Roy’s 28 pedestrian crashes happened between 3 and 7 p.m. That is the highest share for the late-afternoon window among the 20 Utah cities with at least 20 pedestrian crashes at their signals; statewide the same four hours hold about 30 percent. Three of Roy’s 6 serious or fatal pedestrian crashes fell in that window. Most of the city’s crashes happened in daylight, 19 of 28. Eight were in the dark, and half of those were at spots UDOT coded as dark and unlit.

By day of the week, Thursday stood out with 8 pedestrian crashes; Wednesday and Sunday had 1 each. Roy’s 9 bicycle crashes all fell between Wednesday and Sunday, and 7 of them on a Thursday or Friday.

What Roy’s Crash Reports Flag

Hit and run was rare in Roy: 1 pedestrian crash in 28 carried the flag, against 371 of 2,105 statewide. Driver age shows up more often. An older driver was involved in 4 of the pedestrian crashes, 2 of them serious or fatal, and a teen driver in 3, one of them serious or fatal. Three of the 9 bicycle crashes were flagged for distracted driving.

Those flags record what the investigating officer noted, not a finding of fault, and the driver’s insurer will make its own case. For the medical bills that arrive first, a person struck on foot in Utah can claim personal injury protection under the policy on the vehicle that hit them, as Utah Code § 31A-22-308 provides, and a household’s own auto policy may also cover them.

Roy’s Signals Sit on 45-mph Roads

Among the 20 cities with at least 20 pedestrian crashes, Roy has the largest share at signals where one road is posted 45 mph or more: 22 of its 28, or 79 percent. Twelve of Roy’s 16 modeled signals sit on such a road, eight of them along 1900 West (SR-126). The top crash site, 4400 South at 1900 West, pairs a 25-mph cross street with that 45-mph state route, while 5600 South at 2700 West, second on the list, is posted 35 and 25.

Posted limits are not impact speeds, and these are current postings from UDOT and UGRC, but they set the speed a driver may carry through the crosswalk. The 2011 AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study put a struck pedestrian’s average risk of severe injury at 75 percent for an impact at 39 mph and 90 percent at 46 mph.

What a Count This Small Cannot Tell You

With 28 pedestrian crashes spread over 16 signals and more than seven years, a single crash moves a Roy signal up or down the list, and one more or one fewer serious crash would shift the 21.4% share by about three and a half points. The counts include only crashes within 250 feet of a modeled signal, so mid-block crashes, crashes at unsignalized crosswalks and crashes in parking lots are missing. A crash is counted once even if it hurt more than one person. None of this assigns fault.

Building a Claim After a Roy Intersection Crash

Crash history is one piece of evidence among many. A crossing where pedestrians have been hit before supports the argument that the danger was known, and records of signal timing, crosswalk markings and street lighting can be requested from the city or UDOT. A crash involving a government vehicle or a road defect brings a shorter notice deadline. Our Roy car accident page covers crash claims in the city; the guides on pedestrian accident claims and bicycle accident claims explain how those cases proceed, along with how fault is proven, how to file a PIP claim and the statute of limitations. For crashes of every kind ranked by street, see Roy’s most dangerous roads.

Damages in a Roy Claim

• Medical and income losses: ambulance and hospital bills, follow-up treatment, missed paychecks and reduced earning ability.
• Pain and lost activities: the injury itself and the parts of daily life it interrupts.
• Long-term care: future treatment, therapy and assistance at home when an injury is permanent.

How These Figures Were Built

Crashes: UDOT crash records involving a pedestrian or bicyclist, January 1, 2018 through August 4, 2025, each matched to the nearest modeled signal within 250 feet. Severity: crashes coded Fatal or Suspected Serious Injury are counted as serious or fatal. Signals, daily pedestrian and bicyclist estimates, traffic volumes, schools, bus stops and lighting: UDOT's signalized-intersection pedestrian and bicycle safety model. Statewide shares: the same matching applied to all 1,263 modeled signals. Time of day, light, weekday and the driver flags are drawn from the same UDOT crash records; posted speed limits come from UDOT’s 2026 state-route speed data and UGRC’s Utah Roads layer. Every city we have counted this way is listed on our statewide page, Utah’s most dangerous intersections.