Taylorsville's Most Dangerous Roads

This page looks at whole streets rather than single intersections. UDOT's crash records for the period were filtered to Taylorsville's city limits, and each crash was attached to a street using the state road map and the road the officer wrote down. If two listed streets meet, a crash there is counted only on the street the report names. Crashes on I-215 and on freeway ramps are reported in their own section, and crashes on private property are excluded. A crash is serious or fatal when someone died or had a suspected serious injury.

Of the 10,932 crashes recorded in the city, 1,260 occurred on I-215 or a ramp, 211 on private property and 43 could not be placed on a street. That leaves 9,418 street crashes, of which 198 were serious or fatal; 23 people died. Some injury, counting possible injuries, was reported in 31.4% of them, close to the 32.1% on non-freeway roads in the seven counties this data covers (Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, Weber, Summit, Cache and Washington).

Three Roads Carry Half the Load

Redwood Road (1700 West, SR-68) runs the length of the city and led with 2,011 crashes. The two busiest east-west routes followed: 5400 South (SR-173) with 1,311 and 4700 South with 1,296. Together the three account for 4,618 crashes and 88 of the city's 198 serious or fatal ones. Where Redwood meets 5400 South, 196 crashes were logged on Redwood alone.

Rear-end collisions dominate all three: they were 41.5% of Redwood's crashes, 36.7% of 5400 South's and 42.1% of 4700 South's. Redwood also had 52 crashes involving a pedestrian, 9 of them serious or fatal, more than any other street in the city's top fifteen.

Ten Taylorsville Streets Ranked by Crashes

Ranked by the number of crashes UDOT recorded on each street inside city limits between January 2018 and August 4, 2025. Each line lists serious or fatal crashes and deaths, then the cross streets where that road's crashes most often occurred.

• Redwood Road (1700 West, SR-68) — 2,011 crashes, 38 serious or fatal, 4 deaths. 5400 South (196), 4700 South (149) and 6200 South (126) were its busiest junctions.
• 5400 South (SR-173) — 1,311 crashes, 25 serious or fatal, 3 deaths. Its top junctions were 2700 West (141) and 3200 West (120), and drivers were flagged for disregarding a signal or sign in 11.5% of its crashes.
• 4700 South — 1,296 crashes, 25 serious or fatal, 1 death. Its yearly count fell from 288 in 2018 to 91 in 2024, the steepest drop among these ten; 2200 West (149) led its junctions.
• 6200 South — 639 crashes, 13 serious or fatal, no deaths. Rear-end crashes were 46.3%, and 4 of the 96 crashes at Dixie Drive were serious or fatal.
• Bangerter Highway (3800 West, SR-154) — 591 crashes, 12 serious or fatal, 3 deaths. Rear-end crashes were 51.4% of the total, the highest share on this list, and speed was flagged in 19.0%; 4700 South (139) was its busiest junction.
• 2700 West — 386 crashes, 6 serious or fatal, no deaths. Nearly all were at junctions, led by 5400 South (120) and 4700 South (103); side impacts were 45.6%.
• 2200 West — 289 crashes, 4 serious or fatal, no deaths. 4700 South (63) and 5400 South (60) account for 123 of them.
• 3200 West — 266 crashes, 7 serious or fatal, 1 death. 83 were at 5400 South, and a driver left the scene in 19.2% of them.
• Taylorsville Expressway (4500 South, SR-266) — 166 crashes, 12 serious or fatal, 3 deaths. 7.2% of its crashes were serious or fatal; Atherton Drive (40) and 1175 West (29) were its busiest junctions.
• Atherton Drive (4375 South) — 133 crashes, 11 serious or fatal, 2 deaths. Its 8.3% serious-or-fatal share and 21.1% hit-and-run share are both the highest on this list.

The ten streets above hold 7,088 crashes (75.3% of the non-freeway total), 153 of the 198 serious or fatal crashes and 17 of the 23 deaths. UDOT's data places the city's remaining crashes on 427 other named streets.

Fewer Crashes, Worse Outcomes

Rank by severity instead of volume and two roads with relatively few crashes move up. The Taylorsville Expressway and Atherton Drive had 299 crashes between them, 3.2% of the city's total, yet 23 serious or fatal crashes and 5 of the 23 deaths. They intersect each other, and crashes logged on either road at that junction add up to 99, with 9 serious or fatal. Murray Taylorsville Road (4800 South) shows a similar pattern on a smaller scale: 6 of its 87 crashes were serious or fatal. By total serious or fatal crashes, the order is Redwood Road (38), then 5400 South and 4700 South (25 each).

What Kind of Crashes, and Who Is Hurt

Rear-end collisions make up 35.2% of Taylorsville's street crashes, against 30.2% across the seven counties, but only 23 of the 198 serious or fatal ones. Side-impact crashes account for 84 of those. People on foot were involved in 1.6% of crashes and 13.1% of the serious or fatal ones; motorcyclists in 1.7% and 17.2%. Officers flagged impairment in 20 of the serious or fatal crashes, 10.1%, compared with 7.7% across the seven counties.

Two other figures stand out. A driver left the scene in 1,613 crashes, 17.1%, about double the 8.6% across the seven counties. And the number of crashes dropped from 1,704 in 2018 to 1,010 in 2024, a decline of 40.7%, while serious or fatal crashes went from 32 to 25. Crashes peak in the 5 p.m. hour, and Sunday has the fewest (881).

Crashes on I-215 and the Ramps

Freeways account for 1,260 of the city's 10,932 crashes. I-215 had 1,077, with 19 serious or fatal and 4 deaths, and officers flagged speed in 37.0% of them. The Bangerter Highway interchange ramps added 144 crashes, 4 serious or fatal. Property-damage crashes below Utah's reporting threshold are not in UDOT's records, and nothing after August 4, 2025 is included.

Insurance and Legal Steps After a Taylorsville Crash

Start with your own personal injury protection, which covers at least $3,000 of medical bills no matter who caused the crash (Utah Code § 31A-22-307). A claim against the at-fault driver for pain and other non-economic losses opens once the injury meets § 31A-22-309 — for example a fracture, a permanent impairment, or medical expenses above $3,000 — and that limit does not apply to an uninsured motorist claim. If the other driver fled and is never found, Utah law treats the vehicle as uninsured (§ 31A-22-305(2)(b)), which lets you claim under your own UM coverage. Your compensation is reduced by your share of fault and is available only when the others' combined fault is greater than yours (§ 78B-5-818). Most injury lawsuits must be filed within four years (§ 78B-2-307), but a claim against the city or UDOT over the condition of a road needs a written notice of claim within one year (§ 63G-7-402). Our Taylorsville car accident page covers the claim process, and Taylorsville’s most dangerous intersections looks at crashes involving people on foot and on bikes. Related guides: proving fault, PIP claims and the statute of limitations.

Types of Damages

• Out-of-pocket losses: hospital and clinic bills, prescriptions, physical therapy, lost wages, and the damage to your vehicle.
• Personal losses: the pain of the injury, anxiety about driving again, and time and activities the injury took away.
• Losses still to come: follow-up procedures, long-term care, and earnings you can no longer make.

About the Data

Crash data: UDOT Crash_Locations, all crash types, January 1, 2018 to August 4, 2025, the last date in the public series. Boundaries: UGRC's municipal boundaries, current version, used for all years. Street matching: nearest UGRC Utah Roads segment within 35 meters, preferring the road named in the crash report; statewide, the match and the report agreed about 89% of the time. Serious or fatal: fatal or suspected serious injury. Flags describe what the officer recorded, not who was at fault. Comparison figures come from the seven counties covered. Every city we have ranked this way is listed on our statewide page, Utah’s most dangerous roads.