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US Route 22

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 136Deaths 150Counties 17Latest 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 22 in Pennsylvania was the trafficway in 136 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 150 people died.

That is 1.3% of the 10,864 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania over the same years. The ten-year crash count was about level between 2005–2014 (139) and 2015–2024 (136).

The crashes were concentrated in Dauphin County (29), Westmoreland County (21) and Huntingdon County (13) and 14 other counties.

24.3% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Pennsylvania: 25.4%) and 48.5% had a speeding-related driver (40.2%); pedestrians were 9.3% and motorcyclists 14.0% of those killed.

136fatal crashes, 2015–2024-2% vs 2005–2014
150people killed1.1 per fatal crash
24%with a drinking driverPennsylvania: 25%
49%speeding-relatedPennsylvania: 40%

Fatal crashes per year

011222000200520102015202020242000: 22 crashes2001: 16 crashes2002: 16 crashes2003: 11 crashes2004: 19 crashes2005: 14 crashes2006: 7 crashes2007: 5 crashes2008: 14 crashes2009: 18 crashes2010: 14 crashes2011: 19 crashes2012: 15 crashes2013: 19 crashes2014: 14 crashes2015: 18 crashes2016: 11 crashes2017: 15 crashes2018: 10 crashes2019: 15 crashes2020: 14 crashes2021: 17 crashes2022: 11 crashes2023: 15 crashes2024: 10 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 22 (PA) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 10 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 22Pennsylvania
Fatal crashes, 2015–202413610,864
Deaths, 2015–202415011,650
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes1.3%100%
Change vs previous ten years-2%-14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking24.3%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver48.5%
Pedestriansshare of people killed9.3%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed14%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes47.8%

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-22Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Dauphin County2921%272
2Westmoreland County2115%330
3Huntingdon County1310%58
4Mifflin County118%52
5Lehigh County97%269
6Northampton County86%194
7Allegheny County64%659
8Blair County64%113
9Cambria County64%103
10Indiana County64%108
11Washington County64%222
12Juniata County43%39
13Lebanon County43%175
14Perry County32%75
15Berks County21%416
16Chester County11%303
17Venango County11%64

Hour of day

12am4.4%
1am2.9%
2am2.2%
3am1.5%
4am3.7%
5am2.2%
6am3.7%
7am1.5%
8am2.2%
9am0.7%
10am5.9%
11am2.2%
12pm5.9%
1pm4.4%
2pm8.1%
3pm7.4%
4pm7.4%
5pm2.9%
6pm7.4%
7pm2.9%
8pm8.1%
9pm4.4%
10pm3.7%
11pm4.4%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 22 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Pennsylvania share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–53526%
Mile 5–103123%
Mile 10–153123%
Mile 15–201713%
Mile 20–251612%
Mile 25–3043%

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 US Route 22 in Pennsylvania?

136 fatal crashes with 150 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 22 had the most fatal crashes?

Dauphin County (29), Westmoreland County (21), Huntingdon County (13), Mifflin County (11) and Lehigh County (9).

What share of crashes on US Route 22 involved alcohol or speeding?

24.3% had a driver reported as drinking and 48.5% a speeding-related driver, against 25.4% and 40.2% for all fatal crashes in Pennsylvania.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 22?

47.8% 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.