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Interstate 40
Fatal crashes 2015–2024 263Deaths 289Counties 17Latest 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.
Interstate 40 in Oklahoma was the trafficway in 263 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 289 people died.
That is 4.3% of the 6,172 fatal crashes in Oklahoma over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 6% from 280 in 2005–2014 to 263 in 2015–2024.
The crashes were concentrated in Oklahoma County (68), Canadian County (48) and Custer County (24) and 14 other counties.
17.5% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Oklahoma: 26.5%) and 22.4% had a speeding-related driver (26.0%); pedestrians were 13.5% and motorcyclists 10.7% of those killed.
Fatal crashes per year
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 Oklahoma
| Measure | Interstate 40 | Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|
| Fatal crashes, 2015–2024 | 263 | 6,172 |
| Deaths, 2015–2024 | 289 | 6,765 |
| Deaths per fatal crash | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Share of state fatal crashes | 4.3% | 100% |
| Change vs previous ten years | -6% | -4% |
Factor shares
Counties along the route
| # | County | Fatal crashes on I-40 | Share of route | County total, all roads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma County | 68 | 26% | 874 |
| 2 | Canadian County | 48 | 18% | 163 |
| 3 | Custer County | 24 | 9% | 50 |
| 4 | Sequoyah County | 24 | 9% | 74 |
| 5 | Pottawatomie County | 20 | 8% | 142 |
| 6 | Beckham County | 18 | 7% | 57 |
| 7 | Caddo County | 14 | 5% | 75 |
| 8 | Okfuskee County | 10 | 4% | 39 |
| 9 | Seminole County | 10 | 4% | 86 |
| 10 | McIntosh County | 7 | 3% | 61 |
| 11 | Okmulgee County | 7 | 3% | 66 |
| 12 | Muskogee County | 6 | 2% | 108 |
| 13 | Washita County | 3 | 1% | 33 |
| 14 | Love County | 1 | 0% | 50 |
| 15 | McClain County | 1 | 0% | 103 |
| 16 | Payne County | 1 | 0% | 119 |
| 17 | Rogers County | 1 | 0% | 144 |
Hour of day
Share of fatal crashes on Interstate 40 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Oklahoma share for all roads.
Other routes in Oklahoma
- Interstate 44 264
- Interstate 35 204
- US Route 69 135
- US Route 62 127
- US Route 64 113
- US Route 70 107
- US Route 75 102
- US Route 77 94
- State Route 51 92
- US Route 270 91
- US Route 177 90
- State Route 3 86
All routes and counties in Oklahoma
Questions and answers
How many fatal crashes have there been on Interstate 40 in Oklahoma?
263 fatal crashes with 289 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 Interstate 40 had the most fatal crashes?
Oklahoma County (68), Canadian County (48), Custer County (24), Sequoyah County (24) and Pottawatomie County (20).
What share of crashes on Interstate 40 involved alcohol or speeding?
17.5% had a driver reported as drinking and 22.4% a speeding-related driver, against 26.5% and 26.0% for all fatal crashes in Oklahoma.
When do fatal crashes happen on Interstate 40?
49.8% 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.