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State Route 155

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 30Deaths 34Counties 2Latest 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 30 fatal crashes on State Route 155 in Kentucky, with 34 deaths.

That is 0.4% of the 7,075 fatal crashes in Kentucky over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 58% from 19 in 2005–2014 to 30 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Jefferson County (25) and Spencer County (5).

26.7% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Kentucky: 25.3%) and 20.0% had a speeding-related driver (16.2%); pedestrians were 29.4% and motorcyclists 11.8% of those killed.

30fatal crashes, 2015–2024+58% vs 2005–2014
34people killed1.1 per fatal crash
27%with a drinking driverKentucky: 25%
20%speeding-relatedKentucky: 16%

Fatal crashes per year

0352000200520102015202020242000: 4 crashes2001: 0 crashes2002: 1–2 crashes2003: 3 crashes2004: 1–2 crashes2005: 1–2 crashes2006: 1–2 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 1–2 crashes2009: 0 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 3 crashes2012: 1–2 crashes2013: 3 crashes2014: 1–2 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 5 crashes2017: 3 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 3 crashes2021: 1–2 crashes2022: 4 crashes2023: 4 crashes2024: 4 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 155 (KY) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 4 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 Kentucky

MeasureState Route 155Kentucky
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024307,075
Deaths, 2015–2024347,684
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.4%100%
Change vs previous ten years+58%-3%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking26.7%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver20%
Pedestriansshare of people killed29.4%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed11.8%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes46.7%

tick marks the Kentucky 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-155Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Jefferson County2583%1,039
2Spencer County517%23

Hour of day

12am3.3%
1am3.3%
2am0%
3am0%
4am0%
5am0%
6am0%
7am3.3%
8am0%
9am10%
10am3.3%
11am0%
12pm13.3%
1pm13.3%
2pm3.3%
3pm6.7%
4pm0%
5pm0%
6pm3.3%
7pm0%
8pm3.3%
9pm13.3%
10pm16.7%
11pm3.3%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 155 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Kentucky share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 10–151653%
Mile 0–5723%
Mile 5–10310%
Mile 15–20310%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 96.7% 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 Kentucky

All routes and counties in Kentucky

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 155 in Kentucky?

30 fatal crashes with 34 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 155 had the most fatal crashes?

Jefferson County (25) and Spencer County (5).

What share of crashes on State Route 155 involved alcohol or speeding?

26.7% had a driver reported as drinking and 20.0% a speeding-related driver, against 25.3% and 16.2% for all fatal crashes in Kentucky.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 155?

46.7% 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.