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US Route 119

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 44Deaths 47Counties 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 44 fatal crashes on US Route 119 in Pennsylvania, with 47 deaths.

That is 0.4% of the 10,864 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 21% from 56 in 2005–2014 to 44 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Fayette County (15), Indiana County (13) and Westmoreland County (11) and 1 other county.

18.2% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Pennsylvania: 25.4%) and 34.1% had a speeding-related driver (40.2%); pedestrians were 17.0% and motorcyclists 14.9% of those killed.

44fatal crashes, 2015–2024-21% vs 2005–2014
47people killed1.1 per fatal crash
18%with a drinking driverPennsylvania: 25%
34%speeding-relatedPennsylvania: 40%

Fatal crashes per year

05102000200520102015202020242000: 8 crashes2001: 6 crashes2002: 10 crashes2003: 10 crashes2004: 7 crashes2005: 10 crashes2006: 6 crashes2007: 5 crashes2008: 6 crashes2009: 5 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 6 crashes2012: 6 crashes2013: 5 crashes2014: 6 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 3 crashes2017: 7 crashes2018: 10 crashes2019: 3 crashes2020: 5 crashes2021: 4 crashes2022: 1–2 crashes2023: 3 crashes2024: 5 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 119 (PA) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 5 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 119Pennsylvania
Fatal crashes, 2015–20244410,864
Deaths, 2015–20244711,650
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.4%100%
Change vs previous ten years-21%-14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking18.2%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver34.1%
Pedestriansshare of people killed17%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed14.9%
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 US-119Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Fayette County1534%183
2Indiana County1330%108
3Westmoreland County1125%330
4Jefferson County511%53

Hour of day

12am4.5%
1am0%
2am2.3%
3am2.3%
4am2.3%
5am0%
6am4.5%
7am9.1%
8am2.3%
9am2.3%
10am2.3%
11am4.5%
12pm0%
1pm6.8%
2pm9.1%
3pm11.4%
4pm2.3%
5pm9.1%
6pm2.3%
7pm4.5%
8pm4.5%
9pm6.8%
10pm4.5%
11pm2.3%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 119 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Pennsylvania share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 10–151023%
Mile 5–10818%
Mile 20–25818%
Mile 30–35716%
Mile 0–5511%
Mile 25–3037%

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 Pennsylvania

All routes and counties in Pennsylvania

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 119 in Pennsylvania?

44 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 US Route 119 had the most fatal crashes?

Fayette County (15), Indiana County (13), Westmoreland County (11) and Jefferson County (5).

What share of crashes on US Route 119 involved alcohol or speeding?

18.2% had a driver reported as drinking and 34.1% a speeding-related driver, against 25.4% and 40.2% for all fatal crashes in Pennsylvania.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 119?

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.