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State Route 522

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 21Deaths 21Counties 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.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 21 fatal crashes on State Route 522 in Washington, with 21 deaths.

That is 0.4% of the 5,793 fatal crashes in Washington over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 40% from 15 in 2005–2014 to 21 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in King County (17) and Snohomish County (4).

28.6% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Washington: 31.1%) and 19.0% had a speeding-related driver (31.1%); pedestrians were 38.1% and motorcyclists 19.0% of those killed.

21fatal crashes, 2015–2024+40% vs 2005–2014
21people killed1.0 per fatal crash
29%with a drinking driverWashington: 31%
19%speeding-relatedWashington: 31%

Fatal crashes per year

0242000200520102015202020242000: 3 crashes2001: 1–2 crashes2002: 4 crashes2003: 4 crashes2004: 0 crashes2005: 1–2 crashes2006: 1–2 crashes2007: 4 crashes2008: 0 crashes2009: 3 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 0 crashes2012: 1–2 crashes2013: 0 crashes2014: 1–2 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 1–2 crashes2017: 1–2 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 3 crashes2020: 1–2 crashes2021: 4 crashes2022: 0 crashes2023: 1–2 crashes2024: 4 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 522 (WA) 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 Washington

MeasureState Route 522Washington
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024215,793
Deaths, 2015–2024216,257
Deaths per fatal crash1.01.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.4%100%
Change vs previous ten years+40%+23%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking28.6%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver19%
Pedestriansshare of people killed38.1%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed19%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes66.7%

tick marks the Washington 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-522Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1King County1781%1,182
2Snohomish County419%443

Hour of day

12am4.8%
1am0%
2am9.5%
3am4.8%
4am0%
5am4.8%
6am0%
7am0%
8am0%
9am0%
10am0%
11am0%
12pm0%
1pm0%
2pm0%
3pm14.3%
4pm9.5%
5pm9.5%
6pm0%
7pm4.8%
8pm9.5%
9pm14.3%
10pm14.3%
11pm0%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 522 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Washington share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–5943%
Mile 5–10524%
Mile 10–15314%
Mile 15–20210%
Mile 20–25210%

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.

Other routes in Washington

All routes and counties in Washington

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 522 in Washington?

21 fatal crashes with 21 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 522 had the most fatal crashes?

King County (17) and Snohomish County (4).

What share of crashes on State Route 522 involved alcohol or speeding?

28.6% had a driver reported as drinking and 19.0% a speeding-related driver, against 31.1% and 31.1% for all fatal crashes in Washington.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 522?

66.7% 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.