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Fatal crashes 2015–2024 200Deaths 228Counties 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.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 200 fatal crashes on US Route 30 in Pennsylvania, with 228 deaths.

That is 1.8% of the 10,864 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 12% from 179 in 2005–2014 to 200 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Lancaster County (32), York County (27) and Westmoreland County (23) and 11 other counties.

24.0% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Pennsylvania: 25.4%) and 36.5% had a speeding-related driver (40.2%); pedestrians were 12.7% and motorcyclists 15.4% of those killed.

200fatal crashes, 2015–2024+12% vs 2005–2014
228people killed1.1 per fatal crash
24%with a drinking driverPennsylvania: 25%
37%speeding-relatedPennsylvania: 40%

Fatal crashes per year

016322000200520102015202020242000: 28 crashes2001: 23 crashes2002: 18 crashes2003: 23 crashes2004: 25 crashes2005: 14 crashes2006: 13 crashes2007: 17 crashes2008: 23 crashes2009: 18 crashes2010: 8 crashes2011: 23 crashes2012: 14 crashes2013: 24 crashes2014: 25 crashes2015: 20 crashes2016: 14 crashes2017: 20 crashes2018: 24 crashes2019: 17 crashes2020: 20 crashes2021: 32 crashes2022: 15 crashes2023: 27 crashes2024: 11 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 30 (PA) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 11 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 30Pennsylvania
Fatal crashes, 2015–202420010,864
Deaths, 2015–202422811,650
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes1.8%100%
Change vs previous ten years+12%-14%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking24%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver36.5%
Pedestriansshare of people killed12.7%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed15.4%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes46%

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-30Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Lancaster County3216%474
2York County2714%346
3Westmoreland County2312%330
4Franklin County2111%183
5Allegheny County179%659
6Bedford County179%81
7Chester County179%303
8Adams County147%115
9Fulton County126%43
10Philadelphia County53%1,131
11Delaware County42%247
12Montgomery County42%402
13Somerset County42%104
14Beaver County32%107

Hour of day

12am1.5%
1am5.5%
2am4%
3am2.5%
4am1%
5am3.5%
6am2.5%
7am2%
8am5.5%
9am4%
10am6%
11am1.5%
12pm4.5%
1pm5%
2pm6.5%
3pm6%
4pm4%
5pm6.5%
6pm5%
7pm3.5%
8pm4.5%
9pm7%
10pm4%
11pm4%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 30 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Pennsylvania share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–55226%
Mile 10–153618%
Mile 5–103116%
Mile 15–202312%
Mile 25–302211%
Mile 20–252111%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 99.5% 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 30 in Pennsylvania?

200 fatal crashes with 228 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 30 had the most fatal crashes?

Lancaster County (32), York County (27), Westmoreland County (23), Franklin County (21) and Allegheny County (17).

What share of crashes on US Route 30 involved alcohol or speeding?

24.0% had a driver reported as drinking and 36.5% a speeding-related driver, against 25.4% and 40.2% for all fatal crashes in Pennsylvania.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 30?

46.0% 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.