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State Route 2009

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 30Deaths 31Counties 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.

State Route 2009 in Pennsylvania was the trafficway in 30 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 31 people died.

That is 0.3% of the 10,864 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 25% from 40 in 2005–2014 to 30 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Philadelphia County (20), Delaware County (2) and Lancaster County (2) and 5 other counties.

13.3% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Pennsylvania: 25.4%) and 16.7% had a speeding-related driver (40.2%); pedestrians were 35.5% and motorcyclists 29.0% of those killed.

30fatal crashes, 2015–2024-25% vs 2005–2014
31people killed1.0 per fatal crash
13%with a drinking driverPennsylvania: 25%
17%speeding-relatedPennsylvania: 40%

Fatal crashes per year

0472000200520102015202020242000: 1–2 crashes2001: 1–2 crashes2002: 3 crashes2003: 5 crashes2004: 3 crashes2005: 5 crashes2006: 5 crashes2007: 6 crashes2008: 6 crashes2009: 1–2 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 3 crashes2013: 7 crashes2014: 4 crashes2015: 3 crashes2016: 1–2 crashes2017: 5 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 7 crashes2021: 5 crashes2022: 4 crashes2023: 0 crashes2024: 0 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 2009 (PA) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 0 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 Pennsylvania

MeasureState Route 2009Pennsylvania
Fatal crashes, 2015–20243010,864
Deaths, 2015–20243111,650
Deaths per fatal crash1.01.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.3%100%
Change vs previous ten years-25%-14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking13.3%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver16.7%
Pedestriansshare of people killed35.5%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed29%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes60%

tick marks the Pennsylvania 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-2009Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Philadelphia County2067%1,131
2Delaware County27%247
3Lancaster County27%474
4Montgomery County27%402
5Berks County13%416
6Clearfield County13%128
7Columbia County13%73
8Lycoming County13%127

Hour of day

12am6.7%
1am0%
2am6.7%
3am0%
4am3.3%
5am6.7%
6am3.3%
7am3.3%
8am0%
9am0%
10am6.7%
11am3.3%
12pm0%
1pm3.3%
2pm13.3%
3pm6.7%
4pm0%
5pm0%
6pm6.7%
7pm10%
8pm3.3%
9pm13.3%
10pm3.3%
11pm0%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 2009 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Pennsylvania share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–52687%
Mile 5–1027%
Mile 25–3027%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 100% 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 Pennsylvania

All routes and counties in Pennsylvania

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 2009 in Pennsylvania?

30 fatal crashes with 31 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 2009 had the most fatal crashes?

Philadelphia County (20), Delaware County (2), Lancaster County (2), Montgomery County (2) and Berks County (1).

What share of crashes on State Route 2009 involved alcohol or speeding?

13.3% had a driver reported as drinking and 16.7% a speeding-related driver, against 25.4% and 40.2% for all fatal crashes in Pennsylvania.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 2009?

60.0% 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.