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State Route 152

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 124Deaths 139Counties 4Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

State Route 152 in California was the trafficway in 124 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 139 people died.

That is 0.3% of the 36,640 fatal crashes in California over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 8% from 115 in 2005–2014 to 124 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Merced County (69), Santa Clara County (33) and Madera County (12) and 1 other county.

19.4% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (California: 27.9%) and 27.4% had a speeding-related driver (30.2%); pedestrians were 7.9% and motorcyclists 7.2% of those killed.

124fatal crashes, 2015–2024+8% vs 2005–2014
139people killed1.1 per fatal crash
19%with a drinking driverCalifornia: 28%
27%speeding-relatedCalifornia: 30%

Fatal crashes per year

011212000200520102015202020242000: 12 crashes2001: 21 crashes2002: 12 crashes2003: 16 crashes2004: 11 crashes2005: 14 crashes2006: 16 crashes2007: 17 crashes2008: 11 crashes2009: 11 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 6 crashes2012: 8 crashes2013: 14 crashes2014: 15 crashes2015: 10 crashes2016: 13 crashes2017: 17 crashes2018: 9 crashes2019: 17 crashes2020: 8 crashes2021: 15 crashes2022: 11 crashes2023: 13 crashes2024: 11 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 152 (CA) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 11 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in California

MeasureState Route 152California
Fatal crashes, 2015–202412436,640
Deaths, 2015–202413939,702
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.3%100%
Change vs previous ten years+8%+19%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking19.4%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver27.4%
Pedestriansshare of people killed7.9%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed7.2%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes48.8%

tick marks the California share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on SR-152Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Merced County6956%526
2Santa Clara County3327%1,138
3Madera County1210%298
4Santa Cruz County108%201

Hour of day

12am2.4%
1am2.4%
2am2.4%
3am3.3%
4am2.4%
5am9.8%
6am6.5%
7am4.9%
8am2.4%
9am4.9%
10am1.6%
11am4.9%
12pm4.1%
1pm4.9%
2pm4.1%
3pm4.1%
4pm5.7%
5pm3.3%
6pm2.4%
7pm4.9%
8pm5.7%
9pm2.4%
10pm3.3%
11pm7.3%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 152 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the California share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 15–202218%
Mile 10–152117%
Mile 0–52016%
Mile 5–101411%
Mile 30–35108%
Mile 25–3097%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 95.2% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 152 in California?

124 fatal crashes with 139 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along State Route 152 had the most fatal crashes?

Merced County (69), Santa Clara County (33), Madera County (12) and Santa Cruz County (10).

What share of crashes on State Route 152 involved alcohol or speeding?

19.4% had a driver reported as drinking and 27.4% a speeding-related driver, against 27.9% and 30.2% for all fatal crashes in California.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 152?

48.8% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.