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US Route 169

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 57Deaths 65Counties 3Latest 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 57 fatal crashes on US Route 169 in Oklahoma, with 65 deaths.

That is 0.9% of the 6,172 fatal crashes in Oklahoma over the same years. The ten-year crash count was about level between 2005–2014 (58) and 2015–2024 (57).

The crashes were concentrated in Tulsa County (36), Nowata County (14) and Rogers County (7).

26.3% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Oklahoma: 26.5%) and 26.3% had a speeding-related driver (26.0%); pedestrians were 9.2% and motorcyclists 18.5% of those killed.

57fatal crashes, 2015–2024-2% vs 2005–2014
65people killed1.1 per fatal crash
26%with a drinking driverOklahoma: 27%
26%speeding-relatedOklahoma: 26%

Fatal crashes per year

0592000200520102015202020242000: 4 crashes2001: 8 crashes2002: 1–2 crashes2003: 4 crashes2004: 3 crashes2005: 1–2 crashes2006: 6 crashes2007: 6 crashes2008: 8 crashes2009: 7 crashes2010: 5 crashes2011: 7 crashes2012: 4 crashes2013: 5 crashes2014: 8 crashes2015: 5 crashes2016: 6 crashes2017: 6 crashes2018: 1–2 crashes2019: 6 crashes2020: 6 crashes2021: 9 crashes2022: 7 crashes2023: 5 crashes2024: 5 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 169 (OK) 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 Oklahoma

MeasureUS Route 169Oklahoma
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024576,172
Deaths, 2015–2024656,765
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.9%100%
Change vs previous ten years-2%-4%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking26.3%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver26.3%
Pedestriansshare of people killed9.2%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed18.5%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes60.7%

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 US-169Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Tulsa County3663%740
2Nowata County1425%26
3Rogers County712%144

Hour of day

12am7.1%
1am5.4%
2am5.4%
3am1.8%
4am1.8%
5am3.6%
6am5.4%
7am8.9%
8am0%
9am0%
10am0%
11am0%
12pm3.6%
1pm5.4%
2pm1.8%
3pm10.7%
4pm1.8%
5pm1.8%
6pm0%
7pm12.5%
8pm3.6%
9pm8.9%
10pm5.4%
11pm5.4%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 169 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 US Route 169 in Oklahoma?

57 fatal crashes with 65 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 169 had the most fatal crashes?

Tulsa County (36), Nowata County (14) and Rogers County (7).

What share of crashes on US Route 169 involved alcohol or speeding?

26.3% had a driver reported as drinking and 26.3% a speeding-related driver, against 26.5% and 26.0% for all fatal crashes in Oklahoma.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 169?

60.7% 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.