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US Route 19

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 65Deaths 71Counties 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.

US Route 19 in Pennsylvania was the trafficway in 65 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 71 people died.

That is 0.6% of the 10,864 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania over the same years. The ten-year crash count was about level between 2005–2014 (63) and 2015–2024 (65).

The crashes were concentrated in Allegheny County (14), Butler County (11) and Erie County (11) and 5 other counties.

23.1% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Pennsylvania: 25.4%) and 36.9% had a speeding-related driver (40.2%); pedestrians were 9.9% and motorcyclists 23.9% of those killed.

65fatal crashes, 2015–2024+3% vs 2005–2014
71people killed1.1 per fatal crash
23%with a drinking driverPennsylvania: 25%
37%speeding-relatedPennsylvania: 40%

Fatal crashes per year

07132000200520102015202020242000: 10 crashes2001: 7 crashes2002: 11 crashes2003: 4 crashes2004: 9 crashes2005: 13 crashes2006: 4 crashes2007: 7 crashes2008: 8 crashes2009: 1–2 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 4 crashes2012: 9 crashes2013: 8 crashes2014: 6 crashes2015: 6 crashes2016: 6 crashes2017: 8 crashes2018: 7 crashes2019: 9 crashes2020: 7 crashes2021: 7 crashes2022: 5 crashes2023: 5 crashes2024: 5 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 19 (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 19Pennsylvania
Fatal crashes, 2015–20246510,864
Deaths, 2015–20247111,650
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.6%100%
Change vs previous ten years+3%-14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking23.1%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver36.9%
Pedestriansshare of people killed9.9%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed23.9%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes41.5%

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-19Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Allegheny County1422%659
2Butler County1117%171
3Erie County1117%248
4Mercer County1015%126
5Washington County914%222
6Greene County711%51
7Crawford County23%112
8Lawrence County12%91

Hour of day

12am4.6%
1am0%
2am1.5%
3am0%
4am0%
5am1.5%
6am3.1%
7am1.5%
8am0%
9am1.5%
10am1.5%
11am6.2%
12pm7.7%
1pm9.2%
2pm4.6%
3pm10.8%
4pm9.2%
5pm3.1%
6pm6.2%
7pm7.7%
8pm4.6%
9pm6.2%
10pm3.1%
11pm6.2%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 19 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Pennsylvania share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 20–251726%
Mile 0–51218%
Mile 5–101218%
Mile 10–151218%
Mile 15–20812%
Mile 25–3035%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 98.5% 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 US Route 19 in Pennsylvania?

65 fatal crashes with 71 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 19 had the most fatal crashes?

Allegheny County (14), Butler County (11), Erie County (11), Mercer County (10) and Washington County (9).

What share of crashes on US Route 19 involved alcohol or speeding?

23.1% had a driver reported as drinking and 36.9% a speeding-related driver, against 25.4% and 40.2% for all fatal crashes in Pennsylvania.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 19?

41.5% 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.