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State Route 28

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 22Deaths 24Counties 4Latest 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 22 fatal crashes on State Route 28 in Pennsylvania, with 24 deaths.

That is 0.2% of the 10,864 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 41% from 37 in 2005–2014 to 22 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Allegheny County (9), Armstrong County (6) and Jefferson County (5) and 1 other county.

13.6% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Pennsylvania: 25.4%) and 36.4% had a speeding-related driver (40.2%); pedestrians were 0.0% and motorcyclists 8.3% of those killed.

22fatal crashes, 2015–2024-41% vs 2005–2014
24people killed1.1 per fatal crash
14%with a drinking driverPennsylvania: 25%
36%speeding-relatedPennsylvania: 40%

Fatal crashes per year

0592000200520102015202020242000: 9 crashes2001: 1–2 crashes2002: 6 crashes2003: 6 crashes2004: 5 crashes2005: 3 crashes2006: 4 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 1–2 crashes2009: 4 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 3 crashes2012: 7 crashes2013: 5 crashes2014: 4 crashes2015: 3 crashes2016: 3 crashes2017: 1–2 crashes2018: 1–2 crashes2019: 5 crashes2020: 0 crashes2021: 1–2 crashes2022: 1–2 crashes2023: 1–2 crashes2024: 3 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 28 (PA) 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 Pennsylvania

MeasureState Route 28Pennsylvania
Fatal crashes, 2015–20242210,864
Deaths, 2015–20242411,650
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.2%100%
Change vs previous ten years-41%-14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking13.6%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver36.4%
Pedestriansshare of people killed0%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed8.3%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes36.4%

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-28Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Allegheny County941%659
2Armstrong County627%84
3Jefferson County523%53
4Clarion County29%54

Hour of day

12am4.5%
1am9.1%
2am0%
3am4.5%
4am0%
5am4.5%
6am9.1%
7am4.5%
8am4.5%
9am0%
10am0%
11am0%
12pm9.1%
1pm4.5%
2pm13.6%
3pm9.1%
4pm4.5%
5pm4.5%
6pm0%
7pm4.5%
8pm9.1%
9pm0%
10pm0%
11pm0%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 28 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Pennsylvania share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 5–10523%
Mile 15–20523%
Mile 0–5418%
Mile 10–15418%
Mile 20–25314%
Mile 25–3015%

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.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 28 in Pennsylvania?

22 fatal crashes with 24 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 28 had the most fatal crashes?

Allegheny County (9), Armstrong County (6), Jefferson County (5) and Clarion County (2).

What share of crashes on State Route 28 involved alcohol or speeding?

13.6% had a driver reported as drinking and 36.4% a speeding-related driver, against 25.4% and 40.2% for all fatal crashes in Pennsylvania.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 28?

36.4% 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.