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State Route 28

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 27Deaths 31Counties 5Latest 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 27 fatal crashes on State Route 28 in Ohio, with 31 deaths.

That is 0.2% of the 11,013 fatal crashes in Ohio over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 23% from 22 in 2005–2014 to 27 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Clermont County (12), Highland County (5) and Warren County (4) and 2 other counties.

25.9% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Ohio: 31.7%) and 29.6% had a speeding-related driver (22.7%); pedestrians were 16.1% and motorcyclists 19.4% of those killed.

27fatal crashes, 2015–2024+23% vs 2005–2014
31people killed1.1 per fatal crash
26%with a drinking driverOhio: 32%
30%speeding-relatedOhio: 23%

Fatal crashes per year

0352000200520102015202020242000: 1–2 crashes2001: 0 crashes2002: 1–2 crashes2003: 1–2 crashes2004: 1–2 crashes2005: 3 crashes2006: 1–2 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 5 crashes2009: 0 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 1–2 crashes2013: 1–2 crashes2014: 4 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 3 crashes2017: 3 crashes2018: 1–2 crashes2019: 0 crashes2020: 4 crashes2021: 4 crashes2022: 3 crashes2023: 1–2 crashes2024: 4 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 28 (OH) 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 Ohio

MeasureState Route 28Ohio
Fatal crashes, 2015–20242711,013
Deaths, 2015–20243111,899
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.2%100%
Change vs previous ten years+23%+6%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking25.9%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver29.6%
Pedestriansshare of people killed16.1%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed19.4%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes55.6%

tick marks the Ohio 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-28Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Clermont County1244%168
2Highland County519%60
3Warren County415%156
4Clinton County311%70
5Ross County311%108

Hour of day

12am0%
1am11.1%
2am3.7%
3am0%
4am0%
5am3.7%
6am0%
7am7.4%
8am3.7%
9am7.4%
10am0%
11am3.7%
12pm3.7%
1pm7.4%
2pm3.7%
3pm0%
4pm0%
5pm7.4%
6pm7.4%
7pm7.4%
8pm3.7%
9pm3.7%
10pm11.1%
11pm3.7%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 28 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Ohio share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–51348%
Mile 10–15726%
Mile 5–10415%
Mile 15–2014%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 92.6% 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 Ohio

All routes and counties in Ohio

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 28 in Ohio?

27 fatal crashes with 31 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 28 had the most fatal crashes?

Clermont County (12), Highland County (5), Warren County (4), Clinton County (3) and Ross County (3).

What share of crashes on State Route 28 involved alcohol or speeding?

25.9% had a driver reported as drinking and 29.6% a speeding-related driver, against 31.7% and 22.7% for all fatal crashes in Ohio.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 28?

55.6% 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.