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State Route 28

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 33Deaths 35Counties 7Latest 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 33 fatal crashes on State Route 28 in Virginia, with 35 deaths.

That is 0.4% of the 8,138 fatal crashes in Virginia over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 32% from 25 in 2005–2014 to 33 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Fairfax County (10), Prince William County (9) and Loudoun County (5) and 4 other counties.

33.3% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Virginia: 29.4%) and 42.4% had a speeding-related driver (28.8%); pedestrians were 14.3% and motorcyclists 28.6% of those killed.

33fatal crashes, 2015–2024+32% vs 2005–2014
35people killed1.1 per fatal crash
33%with a drinking driverVirginia: 29%
42%speeding-relatedVirginia: 29%

Fatal crashes per year

0472000200520102015202020242000: 1–2 crashes2001: 3 crashes2002: 3 crashes2003: 6 crashes2004: 1–2 crashes2005: 4 crashes2006: 5 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 3 crashes2009: 1–2 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 5 crashes2013: 1–2 crashes2014: 1–2 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 3 crashes2017: 3 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 3 crashes2021: 4 crashes2022: 1–2 crashes2023: 7 crashes2024: 4 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 28 (VA) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 4 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 28Virginia
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024338,138
Deaths, 2015–2024358,664
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.4%100%
Change vs previous ten years+32%+7%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking33.3%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver42.4%
Pedestriansshare of people killed14.3%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed28.6%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes60.6%

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-28Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Fairfax County1030%424
2Prince William County927%228
3Loudoun County515%125
4Manassas city515%16
5Fauquier County26%131
6Westmoreland County13%27
7Manassas Park city13%1

Hour of day

12am0%
1am0%
2am18.2%
3am0%
4am3%
5am6.1%
6am6.1%
7am3%
8am3%
9am0%
10am6.1%
11am0%
12pm0%
1pm6.1%
2pm3%
3pm6.1%
4pm3%
5pm3%
6pm9.1%
7pm0%
8pm6.1%
9pm12.1%
10pm0%
11pm6.1%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 28 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Virginia share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–5515%
Mile 20–25412%
Mile 25–30412%
Mile 35–40412%
Mile 15–2039%
Mile 30–3539%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 90.9% 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 State Route 28 in Virginia?

33 fatal crashes with 35 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 28 had the most fatal crashes?

Fairfax County (10), Prince William County (9), Loudoun County (5), Manassas city (5) and Fauquier County (2).

What share of crashes on State Route 28 involved alcohol or speeding?

33.3% had a driver reported as drinking and 42.4% a speeding-related driver, against 29.4% and 28.8% for all fatal crashes in Virginia.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 28?

60.6% 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.