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State Route 122

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 24Deaths 26Counties 2Latest 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.

State Route 122 in Virginia was the trafficway in 24 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 26 people died.

That is 0.3% of the 8,138 fatal crashes in Virginia over the same years. The ten-year crash count was about level between 2005–2014 (24) and 2015–2024 (24).

The crashes were concentrated in Bedford County (17) and Franklin County (7).

33.3% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Virginia: 29.4%) and 20.8% had a speeding-related driver (28.8%); pedestrians were 3.8% and motorcyclists 3.8% of those killed.

24fatal crashes, 2015–20240% vs 2005–2014
26people killed1.1 per fatal crash
33%with a drinking driverVirginia: 29%
21%speeding-relatedVirginia: 29%

Fatal crashes per year

0472000200520102015202020242000: 3 crashes2001: 1–2 crashes2002: 3 crashes2003: 1–2 crashes2004: 4 crashes2005: 4 crashes2006: 1–2 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 1–2 crashes2009: 0 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 4 crashes2012: 7 crashes2013: 3 crashes2014: 1–2 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 4 crashes2017: 1–2 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 4 crashes2020: 0 crashes2021: 3 crashes2022: 4 crashes2023: 1–2 crashes2024: 1–2 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 122 (VA) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 1–2 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 Virginia

MeasureState Route 122Virginia
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024248,138
Deaths, 2015–2024268,664
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.3%100%
Change vs previous ten years0%+7%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking33.3%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver20.8%
Pedestriansshare of people killed3.8%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed3.8%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes33.3%

tick marks the Virginia 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 SR-122Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Bedford County1771%124
2Franklin County729%116

Hour of day

12am4.2%
1am4.2%
2am8.3%
3am0%
4am0%
5am4.2%
6am0%
7am4.2%
8am0%
9am8.3%
10am0%
11am8.3%
12pm4.2%
1pm4.2%
2pm4.2%
3pm16.7%
4pm12.5%
5pm4.2%
6pm0%
7pm4.2%
8pm0%
9pm0%
10pm4.2%
11pm4.2%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 122 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Virginia share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 20–25417%
Mile 30–35417%
Mile 45–50313%
Mile 0–528%
Mile 5–1028%
Mile 10–1528%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 95.8% 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 Virginia

All routes and counties in Virginia

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 122 in Virginia?

24 fatal crashes with 26 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 State Route 122 had the most fatal crashes?

Bedford County (17) and Franklin County (7).

What share of crashes on State Route 122 involved alcohol or speeding?

33.3% had a driver reported as drinking and 20.8% a speeding-related driver, against 29.4% and 28.8% for all fatal crashes in Virginia.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 122?

33.3% 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.