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State Route 4

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 32Deaths 35Counties 4Latest 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 4 in Oklahoma was the trafficway in 32 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 35 people died.

That is 0.5% of the 6,172 fatal crashes in Oklahoma over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 129% from 14 in 2005–2014 to 32 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Canadian County (21), Grady County (7) and McCurtain County (3) and 1 other county.

21.9% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Oklahoma: 26.5%) and 21.9% had a speeding-related driver (26.0%); pedestrians were 0.0% and motorcyclists 20.0% of those killed.

32fatal crashes, 2015–2024+129% vs 2005–2014
35people killed1.1 per fatal crash
22%with a drinking driverOklahoma: 27%
22%speeding-relatedOklahoma: 26%

Fatal crashes per year

0472000200520102015202020242000: 1–2 crashes2001: 1–2 crashes2002: 0 crashes2003: 1–2 crashes2004: 1–2 crashes2005: 0 crashes2006: 1–2 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 0 crashes2009: 1–2 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 1–2 crashes2013: 1–2 crashes2014: 4 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 1–2 crashes2017: 7 crashes2018: 5 crashes2019: 3 crashes2020: 1–2 crashes2021: 3 crashes2022: 6 crashes2023: 1–2 crashes2024: 1–2 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 4 (OK) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 1–2 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 Oklahoma

MeasureState Route 4Oklahoma
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024326,172
Deaths, 2015–2024356,765
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.5%100%
Change vs previous ten years+129%-4%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking21.9%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver21.9%
Pedestriansshare of people killed0%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed20%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes40.6%

tick marks the Oklahoma 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-4Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Canadian County2166%163
2Grady County722%122
3McCurtain County39%117
4McClain County13%103

Hour of day

12am3.1%
1am0%
2am0%
3am0%
4am0%
5am0%
6am3.1%
7am6.3%
8am9.4%
9am3.1%
10am9.4%
11am3.1%
12pm0%
1pm3.1%
2pm0%
3pm9.4%
4pm3.1%
5pm9.4%
6pm12.5%
7pm6.3%
8pm6.3%
9pm12.5%
10pm0%
11pm0%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 4 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Oklahoma share for all roads.

Other routes in Oklahoma

All routes and counties in Oklahoma

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 4 in Oklahoma?

32 fatal crashes with 35 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 4 had the most fatal crashes?

Canadian County (21), Grady County (7), McCurtain County (3) and McClain County (1).

What share of crashes on State Route 4 involved alcohol or speeding?

21.9% had a driver reported as drinking and 21.9% a speeding-related driver, against 26.5% and 26.0% for all fatal crashes in Oklahoma.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 4?

40.6% 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.