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US Route 75

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 102Deaths 112Counties 8Latest 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 102 fatal crashes on US Route 75 in Oklahoma, with 112 deaths.

That is 1.7% of the 6,172 fatal crashes in Oklahoma over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 9% from 112 in 2005–2014 to 102 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Tulsa County (50), Washington County (22) and Okmulgee County (20) and 5 other counties.

22.5% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Oklahoma: 26.5%) and 20.6% had a speeding-related driver (26.0%); pedestrians were 12.5% and motorcyclists 11.6% of those killed.

102fatal crashes, 2015–2024-9% vs 2005–2014
112people killed1.1 per fatal crash
23%with a drinking driverOklahoma: 27%
21%speeding-relatedOklahoma: 26%

Fatal crashes per year

010192000200520102015202020242000: 13 crashes2001: 11 crashes2002: 8 crashes2003: 8 crashes2004: 16 crashes2005: 12 crashes2006: 9 crashes2007: 12 crashes2008: 13 crashes2009: 14 crashes2010: 6 crashes2011: 10 crashes2012: 11 crashes2013: 12 crashes2014: 13 crashes2015: 9 crashes2016: 19 crashes2017: 6 crashes2018: 10 crashes2019: 5 crashes2020: 11 crashes2021: 14 crashes2022: 5 crashes2023: 13 crashes2024: 10 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 75 (OK) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 10 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 75Oklahoma
Fatal crashes, 2015–20241026,172
Deaths, 2015–20241126,765
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes1.7%100%
Change vs previous ten years-9%-4%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking22.5%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver20.6%
Pedestriansshare of people killed12.5%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed11.6%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes55.4%

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-75Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Tulsa County5049%740
2Washington County2222%49
3Okmulgee County2020%66
4Atoka County33%50
5Okfuskee County33%39
6Hughes County22%28
7Bryan County11%111
8Coal County11%8

Hour of day

12am2%
1am6.9%
2am4%
3am3%
4am5%
5am3%
6am4%
7am1%
8am3%
9am2%
10am0%
11am6.9%
12pm2%
1pm5.9%
2pm5%
3pm5%
4pm5.9%
5pm4%
6pm7.9%
7pm5%
8pm2%
9pm5.9%
10pm6.9%
11pm4%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 75 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Oklahoma share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 10–152323%
Mile 5–101818%
Mile 0–51313%
Mile 15–2066%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 58.8% 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 Oklahoma

All routes and counties in Oklahoma

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 75 in Oklahoma?

102 fatal crashes with 112 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 75 had the most fatal crashes?

Tulsa County (50), Washington County (22), Okmulgee County (20), Atoka County (3) and Okfuskee County (3).

What share of crashes on US Route 75 involved alcohol or speeding?

22.5% had a driver reported as drinking and 20.6% a speeding-related driver, against 26.5% and 26.0% for all fatal crashes in Oklahoma.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 75?

55.4% 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.