State Route 1009 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania
FARS records 30 fatal crashes with 30 deaths on State Route 1009 in Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2024.
It records no fatal crash on the route in 2024.
By fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, State Route 1009 was number 49 of the 94 routes of Pennsylvania with a page.
Fatal crashes on State Route 1009 fell by 21.1% between the ten years 2005 to 2014 (38) and the ten years 2015 to 2024 (30).
In Pennsylvania they fell by 14.0% between the same years.
From 2015 to 2024, a speeding-related driver was recorded in 26.7% of fatal crashes on State Route 1009 and 40.2% in Pennsylvania.
To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .
This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on . NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates
Table 1 has the numbers. Go to the table
Since the last update: no figure of this route has a change on record.
Fatal crashes by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 or 2 | 1 or 2 |
| 2000 | 6 | 7 |
Note: the route is the trafficway that FARS records for the crash. The records of routes start in 2000. A count of 1 or 2 is written "1 or 2".
Counties on the route
| County | On the route | On all roads of the county |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford County | 1 or 2 | 81 |
| Blair County | 1 or 2 | 113 |
| Clearfield County | 1 or 2 | 128 |
| Jefferson County | 1 or 2 | 53 |
| Lehigh County | 1 or 2 | 269 |
| Luzerne County | 1 or 2 | 295 |
| Northampton County | 1 or 2 | 194 |
| Philadelphia County | 14 | 1,131 |
| Schuylkill County | 1 or 2 | 190 |
| Washington County | 3 | 222 |
| York County | 1 or 2 | 346 |
Note: the table has the counties where FARS records a fatal crash on the route in these years.
Factors that NHTSA records
| Factor | Count | Counted among | Share | Share on all roads of Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A driver recorded as drinkingof 30 fatal crashes | 4 | 30 fatal crashes | 25.4% | |
| A speeding-related driverof 30 fatal crashes | 8 | 30 fatal crashes | 40.2% | |
| Pedestriansof 30 deaths | 8 | 30 deaths | 14.3% | |
| Motorcyclistsof 30 deaths | 9 | 30 deaths | 17.3% |
Note: FARS records a driver as drinking when police reported alcohol involvement or a test of the driver was positive for alcohol. It is not NHTSA's alcohol-impaired measure. One crash can be in two rows. NHTSA's definitions
Note that alcohol data is often missing. For that reason, this data element may under-count the actual number of drinking drivers.
Time of day
| Time of day | Fatal crashes | Share | Share on all roads of Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight to 6 a.m. | 6 | 20.0% | 18.0% |
| 6 a.m. to noon | 8 | 26.7% | 19.5% |
| Noon to 6 p.m. | 8 | 26.7% | 32.3% |
| 6 p.m. to midnight | 8 | 26.7% | 30.2% |
Note: the table has the fatal crashes with a known hour.
Mile ranges
| Milepoint | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Mile 0 to 5 | 22 |
| Mile 5 to 10 | 5 |
| Mile 10 to 15 | 1 or 2 |
| Mile 25 to 30 | 1 or 2 |
Note: the table has the six ranges of five miles with the largest counts, in the order of the milepoint. 96.7 percent of the fatal crashes on the route have a milepoint in FARS. A state can start its milepoints again at a county line.
Routes in the same counties
These routes of Pennsylvania have a fatal crash on record in one or more of the same counties. The list is for navigation. The number is the fatal crashes on the route from 2015 to 2024.
Official channels
- NHTSA Fatality and Injury Reporting System Tool (FIRST)NHTSA's query tool for FARS counts.
- NHTSA FARS EncyclopediaNHTSA's tables of FARS data.
- Pennsylvania Department of TransportationThe highway safety office of Pennsylvania.
These links go to the sites of the agencies. They were checked on .
Cite this page
Fatal Roads. State Route 1009 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania. https://fatalroads.com/route/pa/sr-1009/. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, FARS 2024 annual file. Data to .
The address of this page does not change.
Source of the figures
Counts: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, national files of 2000 to 2024. A route page is built for a signed Interstate, US or state route with 20 or more fatal crashes in a state in ten years. Data to . The figures are totals. No page of this site is about one crash or one person.
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Questions
How many fatal crashes did FARS record on State Route 1009 in the ten years before 2015?
FARS records 38 fatal crashes on State Route 1009 in Pennsylvania from 2005 to 2014. It records 30 from 2015 to 2024.
What part of the fatal crashes in Pennsylvania was on State Route 1009?
30 of the 10,864 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2024 were on State Route 1009. That is 0.3 percent.
How many fatal crashes on State Route 1009 had a driver recorded as drinking?
FARS records a driver as drinking in 4 of 30 fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024. It records a speeding-related driver in 8 of them.
Does this page count the same route number in a different state?
No. This page counts the fatal crashes that FARS records on State Route 1009 in Pennsylvania only. The route in a different state has its own page.