Sarasota County accidents, October 2026
FinalFigures fixed on November 1.
- accidents
- 643
- busiest road, 171
- I-75
- busiest hour
- 3 PM
643 accidents were reported on Sarasota County's state roads in October. I-75 carried 171. The busiest hour was 3 PM, with 76.
Coverage: Florida Highway Patrol dispatch only. Our collector was running for 92% of the hours this month. Incidents during the gaps are not counted, so a low day may be a day we were not collecting. Accidents handled by Lakeland Police, Winter Haven Police, other city police and the Polk County Sheriff are not included.
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Method
Incidents are read from Florida Highway Patrol's public dispatch view once a minute and assigned to a road, city and ZIP from the reported location. Nothing about the people or vehicles involved is collected. Counts are what we observed while collecting, not a census of every accident. When a month ends its figures are frozen, and a later police records release is added once with a note.