State Route 295 fatal crashes in Maryland
FARS records 86 fatal crashes with 90 deaths on State Route 295 in Maryland from 2015 to 2024.
In 2024 it records 11 fatal crashes with 11 deaths on the route.
By fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, State Route 295 was number 8 of the 47 routes of Maryland with a page.
Fatal crashes on State Route 295 rose by 32.3% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (65) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (86).
In Maryland they rose by 3.7% between the same years.
From 2015 to 2024, a speeding-related driver was recorded in 45.3% of fatal crashes on State Route 295 and 26.2% in Maryland.
To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .
This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on . NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates
Table 1 has the numbers. Go to the table
Since the last update: no figure of this route has a change on record.
Fatal crashes by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 15 | 16 |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 |
| 2019 | 12 | 13 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | 7 | 8 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 | 8 |
| 2010 | 7 | 9 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 |
| 2006 | 9 | 10 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2002 | 14 | 17 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 |
Note: the route is the trafficway that FARS records for the crash. The records of routes start in 2000. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2".
Counties on the route
| County | On the route | On all roads of the county |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Arundel County | 32 | 428 |
| Baltimore city | 3 | 464 |
| Baltimore County | 3 | 675 |
| Prince George's County | 48 | 1,022 |
Note: the table has the counties where FARS records a fatal crash on the route in these years.
Factors that NHTSA records
| Factor | Count | Counted among | Share | Share on all roads of Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A driver recorded as drinkingof 86 fatal crashes | 36 | 86 fatal crashes | 27.9% | |
| A speeding-related driverof 86 fatal crashes | 39 | 86 fatal crashes | 26.2% | |
| Pedestriansof 90 deaths | 23 | 90 deaths | 23.1% | |
| Motorcyclistsof 90 deaths | 1 or 2 | 90 deaths | 14.5% |
Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. One crash can be in two rows. NHTSA's definitions
Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.
Time of day
| Time of day | Fatal crashes | Share | Share on all roads of Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight to 6 a.m. | 47 | 54.7% | 22.4% |
| 6 a.m. to noon | 3 | 3.5% | 16.9% |
| Noon to 6 p.m. | 12 | 14.0% | 26.2% |
| 6 p.m. to midnight | 24 | 27.9% | 34.5% |
Note: the table has the fatal crashes with a known hour.
Routes in the same counties
These routes of Maryland have a fatal crash on record in one or more of the same counties. The list is for navigation. The number is the fatal crashes on the route from 2015 to 2024.
Official channels
- NHTSA Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST)NHTSA's query tool for FARS counts.
- NHTSA FARS EncyclopediaNHTSA's tables of FARS data.
- Maryland Highway Safety OfficeThe highway safety office of Maryland.
These links go to the sites of the agencies. They were checked on .
Cite this page
Fatal Roads. State Route 295 fatal crashes in Maryland. https://fatalroads.com/route/md/sr-295/. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, FARS 2024 annual file. Data to .
The address of this page does not change.
Source of the figures
Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 2000 to 2024. A route page is built for a signed Interstate, US or state route with 20 or more fatal crashes in a state in ten years. Data to . The figures are totals. No page of this site is about one crash or one person.
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Questions
How many fatal crashes did FARS record on State Route 295 in the ten years before 2015?
FARS records 65 fatal crashes on State Route 295 in Maryland from 2005 to 2014. It records 86 from 2015 to 2024.
What part of the fatal crashes in Maryland was on State Route 295?
86 of the 5,195 fatal crashes in Maryland from 2015 to 2024 were on State Route 295. That is 1.7 percent.
How many fatal crashes on State Route 295 had a driver recorded as drinking?
FARS records a driver as drinking in 36 of 86 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 39 of them.
Does this page count the same route number in a different state?
No. This page counts the fatal crashes that FARS records on State Route 295 in Maryland only. The route in a different state has its own page.