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Fatal crashes 2015–2024 144Deaths 149Counties 14Latest 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.

US Route 11 in Pennsylvania was the trafficway in 144 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 149 people died.

That is 1.3% of the 10,864 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 43% from 101 in 2005–2014 to 144 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Luzerne County (30), Cumberland County (25) and Perry County (21) and 11 other counties.

20.1% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Pennsylvania: 25.4%) and 22.9% had a speeding-related driver (40.2%); pedestrians were 19.5% and motorcyclists 17.4% of those killed.

144fatal crashes, 2015–2024+43% vs 2005–2014
149people killed1.0 per fatal crash
20%with a drinking driverPennsylvania: 25%
23%speeding-relatedPennsylvania: 40%

Fatal crashes per year

011222000200520102015202020242000: 21 crashes2001: 14 crashes2002: 13 crashes2003: 20 crashes2004: 11 crashes2005: 7 crashes2006: 15 crashes2007: 6 crashes2008: 12 crashes2009: 11 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 9 crashes2012: 18 crashes2013: 8 crashes2014: 12 crashes2015: 14 crashes2016: 21 crashes2017: 12 crashes2018: 15 crashes2019: 10 crashes2020: 13 crashes2021: 15 crashes2022: 22 crashes2023: 16 crashes2024: 6 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 11 (PA) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 6 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

MeasureUS Route 11Pennsylvania
Fatal crashes, 2015–202414410,864
Deaths, 2015–202414911,650
Deaths per fatal crash1.01.1
Share of state fatal crashes1.3%100%
Change vs previous ten years+43%-14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking20.1%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver22.9%
Pedestriansshare of people killed19.5%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed17.4%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes45.1%

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 US-11Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Luzerne County3021%295
2Cumberland County2517%189
3Perry County2115%75
4Lackawanna County1510%185
5Columbia County139%73
6Franklin County139%183
7Snyder County75%52
8Montour County64%29
9Susquehanna County64%90
10Northumberland County32%99
11Wyoming County21%38
12Lancaster County11%474
13Lehigh County11%269
14Union County11%43

Hour of day

12am2.1%
1am1.4%
2am4.2%
3am2.1%
4am1.4%
5am0.7%
6am3.5%
7am1.4%
8am3.5%
9am4.9%
10am4.2%
11am4.2%
12pm4.9%
1pm4.2%
2pm4.9%
3pm6.9%
4pm8.3%
5pm4.2%
6pm6.3%
7pm8.3%
8pm8.3%
9pm3.5%
10pm2.8%
11pm4.2%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 11 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Pennsylvania share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–54330%
Mile 5–102316%
Mile 15–202115%
Mile 25–301510%
Mile 10–151410%
Mile 30–35107%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 99.3% 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 US Route 11 in Pennsylvania?

144 fatal crashes with 149 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 11 had the most fatal crashes?

Luzerne County (30), Cumberland County (25), Perry County (21), Lackawanna County (15) and Columbia County (13).

What share of crashes on US Route 11 involved alcohol or speeding?

20.1% had a driver reported as drinking and 22.9% a speeding-related driver, against 25.4% and 40.2% for all fatal crashes in Pennsylvania.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 11?

45.1% 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.