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State Route 119

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 41Deaths 46Counties 3Latest 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.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 41 fatal crashes on State Route 119 in Colorado, with 46 deaths.

That is 0.7% of the 6,017 fatal crashes in Colorado over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 5% from 39 in 2005–2014 to 41 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Boulder County (26), Weld County (10) and Gilpin County (5).

39.0% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Colorado: 34.1%) and 26.8% had a speeding-related driver (35.4%); pedestrians were 6.5% and motorcyclists 21.7% of those killed.

41fatal crashes, 2015–2024+5% vs 2005–2014
46people killed1.1 per fatal crash
39%with a drinking driverColorado: 34%
27%speeding-relatedColorado: 35%

Fatal crashes per year

0482000200520102015202020242000: 3 crashes2001: 5 crashes2002: 8 crashes2003: 3 crashes2004: 3 crashes2005: 4 crashes2006: 7 crashes2007: 5 crashes2008: 1–2 crashes2009: 7 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 4 crashes2012: 3 crashes2013: 1–2 crashes2014: 4 crashes2015: 6 crashes2016: 1–2 crashes2017: 4 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 4 crashes2021: 6 crashes2022: 6 crashes2023: 3 crashes2024: 5 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 119 (CO) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 5 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 Colorado

MeasureState Route 119Colorado
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024416,017
Deaths, 2015–2024466,518
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.7%100%
Change vs previous ten years+5%+31%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking39%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver26.8%
Pedestriansshare of people killed6.5%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed21.7%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes41.5%

tick marks the Colorado 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-119Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Boulder County2663%233
2Weld County1024%508
3Gilpin County512%7

Hour of day

12am4.9%
1am4.9%
2am2.4%
3am2.4%
4am2.4%
5am0%
6am2.4%
7am2.4%
8am4.9%
9am4.9%
10am0%
11am4.9%
12pm7.3%
1pm2.4%
2pm2.4%
3pm2.4%
4pm9.8%
5pm14.6%
6pm7.3%
7pm9.8%
8pm2.4%
9pm0%
10pm2.4%
11pm2.4%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 119 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Colorado share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 60–65922%
Mile 50–55717%
Mile 55–60615%
Mile 0–5512%
Mile 30–35410%
Mile 45–50410%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 100% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

Other routes in Colorado

All routes and counties in Colorado

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 119 in Colorado?

41 fatal crashes with 46 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 119 had the most fatal crashes?

Boulder County (26), Weld County (10) and Gilpin County (5).

What share of crashes on State Route 119 involved alcohol or speeding?

39.0% had a driver reported as drinking and 26.8% a speeding-related driver, against 34.1% and 35.4% for all fatal crashes in Colorado.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 119?

41.5% 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.