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US Route 35

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 71Deaths 86Counties 7Latest 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.

US Route 35 in Ohio was the trafficway in 71 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 86 people died.

That is 0.6% of the 11,013 fatal crashes in Ohio over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 45% from 49 in 2005–2014 to 71 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Jackson County (15), Montgomery County (15) and Ross County (13) and 4 other counties.

21.1% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Ohio: 31.7%) and 15.5% had a speeding-related driver (22.7%); pedestrians were 11.6% and motorcyclists 8.1% of those killed.

71fatal crashes, 2015–2024+45% vs 2005–2014
86people killed1.2 per fatal crash
21%with a drinking driverOhio: 32%
16%speeding-relatedOhio: 23%

Fatal crashes per year

06122000200520102015202020242000: 9 crashes2001: 12 crashes2002: 8 crashes2003: 1–2 crashes2004: 8 crashes2005: 9 crashes2006: 7 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 7 crashes2009: 4 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 4 crashes2012: 6 crashes2013: 4 crashes2014: 3 crashes2015: 5 crashes2016: 7 crashes2017: 9 crashes2018: 11 crashes2019: 8 crashes2020: 5 crashes2021: 6 crashes2022: 5 crashes2023: 7 crashes2024: 8 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 35 (OH) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 8 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

MeasureUS Route 35Ohio
Fatal crashes, 2015–20247111,013
Deaths, 2015–20248611,899
Deaths per fatal crash1.21.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.6%100%
Change vs previous ten years+45%+6%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking21.1%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver15.5%
Pedestriansshare of people killed11.6%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed8.1%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes42.3%

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 US-35Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Jackson County1521%56
2Montgomery County1521%541
3Ross County1318%108
4Greene County1115%116
5Fayette County710%58
6Gallia County68%49
7Preble County46%84

Hour of day

12am1.4%
1am1.4%
2am5.6%
3am4.2%
4am0%
5am7%
6am5.6%
7am2.8%
8am4.2%
9am4.2%
10am4.2%
11am2.8%
12pm11.3%
1pm1.4%
2pm7%
3pm8.5%
4pm4.2%
5pm1.4%
6pm1.4%
7pm7%
8pm2.8%
9pm2.8%
10pm7%
11pm1.4%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 35 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Ohio share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 5–101521%
Mile 15–201318%
Mile 20–251318%
Mile 0–51217%
Mile 10–151115%
Mile 25–3034%

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 Ohio

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 35 in Ohio?

71 fatal crashes with 86 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 US Route 35 had the most fatal crashes?

Jackson County (15), Montgomery County (15), Ross County (13), Greene County (11) and Fayette County (7).

What share of crashes on US Route 35 involved alcohol or speeding?

21.1% had a driver reported as drinking and 15.5% a speeding-related driver, against 31.7% and 22.7% for all fatal crashes in Ohio.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 35?

42.3% 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.