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State Route 43

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 48Deaths 52Counties 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.

State Route 43 in Ohio was the trafficway in 48 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 52 people died.

That is 0.4% of the 11,013 fatal crashes in Ohio over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 33% from 36 in 2005–2014 to 48 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Stark County (17), Cuyahoga County (11) and Carroll County (7) and 2 other counties.

33.3% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Ohio: 31.7%) and 18.8% had a speeding-related driver (22.7%); pedestrians were 5.8% and motorcyclists 26.9% of those killed.

48fatal crashes, 2015–2024+33% vs 2005–2014
52people killed1.1 per fatal crash
33%with a drinking driverOhio: 32%
19%speeding-relatedOhio: 23%

Fatal crashes per year

0482000200520102015202020242000: 1–2 crashes2001: 5 crashes2002: 1–2 crashes2003: 4 crashes2004: 6 crashes2005: 4 crashes2006: 5 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 4 crashes2009: 1–2 crashes2010: 0 crashes2011: 4 crashes2012: 5 crashes2013: 5 crashes2014: 6 crashes2015: 4 crashes2016: 5 crashes2017: 4 crashes2018: 6 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 5 crashes2021: 8 crashes2022: 5 crashes2023: 4 crashes2024: 5 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 43 (OH) 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 Ohio

MeasureState Route 43Ohio
Fatal crashes, 2015–20244811,013
Deaths, 2015–20245211,899
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.4%100%
Change vs previous ten years+33%+6%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking33.3%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver18.8%
Pedestriansshare of people killed5.8%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed26.9%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes47.9%

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-43Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Stark County1735%282
2Cuyahoga County1123%893
3Carroll County715%40
4Portage County715%138
5Jefferson County613%43

Hour of day

12am4.2%
1am4.2%
2am4.2%
3am2.1%
4am0%
5am0%
6am2.1%
7am0%
8am8.3%
9am2.1%
10am4.2%
11am2.1%
12pm2.1%
1pm8.3%
2pm4.2%
3pm2.1%
4pm4.2%
5pm12.5%
6pm8.3%
7pm6.3%
8pm2.1%
9pm10.4%
10pm2.1%
11pm4.2%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 43 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Ohio share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 10–151429%
Mile 0–51327%
Mile 20–25715%
Mile 5–10613%
Mile 15–20613%
Mile 25–3012%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 97.9% 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 43 in Ohio?

48 fatal crashes with 52 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 43 had the most fatal crashes?

Stark County (17), Cuyahoga County (11), Carroll County (7), Portage County (7) and Jefferson County (6).

What share of crashes on State Route 43 involved alcohol or speeding?

33.3% had a driver reported as drinking and 18.8% a speeding-related driver, against 31.7% and 22.7% for all fatal crashes in Ohio.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 43?

47.9% 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.