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State Route 140

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 43Deaths 47Counties 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.

State Route 140 in Oregon was the trafficway in 43 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 47 people died.

That is 0.9% of the 4,753 fatal crashes in Oregon over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 26% from 34 in 2005–2014 to 43 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Klamath County (21), Jackson County (17) and Lake County (5).

14.0% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Oregon: 31.0%) and 41.9% had a speeding-related driver (30.1%); pedestrians were 8.5% and motorcyclists 10.6% of those killed.

43fatal crashes, 2015–2024+26% vs 2005–2014
47people killed1.1 per fatal crash
14%with a drinking driverOregon: 31%
42%speeding-relatedOregon: 30%

Fatal crashes per year

0472000200520102015202020242000: 6 crashes2001: 7 crashes2002: 5 crashes2003: 6 crashes2004: 4 crashes2005: 5 crashes2006: 6 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 5 crashes2009: 1–2 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 4 crashes2012: 1–2 crashes2013: 4 crashes2014: 3 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 5 crashes2017: 7 crashes2018: 6 crashes2019: 5 crashes2020: 4 crashes2021: 6 crashes2022: 4 crashes2023: 1–2 crashes2024: 3 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 140 (OR) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 3 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 Oregon

MeasureState Route 140Oregon
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024434,753
Deaths, 2015–2024475,211
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.9%100%
Change vs previous ten years+26%+36%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking14%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver41.9%
Pedestriansshare of people killed8.5%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed10.6%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes30.2%

tick marks the Oregon 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-140Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Klamath County2149%171
2Jackson County1740%263
3Lake County512%34

Hour of day

12am0%
1am0%
2am2.3%
3am0%
4am2.3%
5am4.7%
6am2.3%
7am0%
8am9.3%
9am4.7%
10am2.3%
11am7%
12pm4.7%
1pm7%
2pm9.3%
3pm9.3%
4pm11.6%
5pm2.3%
6pm7%
7pm0%
8pm4.7%
9pm2.3%
10pm4.7%
11pm2.3%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 140 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Oregon share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–5614%
Mile 10–1549%
Mile 25–3049%
Mile 30–3549%
Mile 40–4549%
Mile 5–1037%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 97.7% 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 Oregon

All routes and counties in Oregon

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 140 in Oregon?

43 fatal crashes with 47 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 140 had the most fatal crashes?

Klamath County (21), Jackson County (17) and Lake County (5).

What share of crashes on State Route 140 involved alcohol or speeding?

14.0% had a driver reported as drinking and 41.9% a speeding-related driver, against 31.0% and 30.1% for all fatal crashes in Oregon.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 140?

30.2% 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.