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US Route 219

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 45Deaths 50Counties 5Latest 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 219 in West Virginia was the trafficway in 45 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 50 people died.

That is 1.8% of the 2,517 fatal crashes in West Virginia over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 13% from 52 in 2005–2014 to 45 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Randolph County (16), Greenbrier County (14) and Monroe County (8) and 2 other counties.

20.0% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (West Virginia: 27.2%) and 22.2% had a speeding-related driver (26.7%); pedestrians were 10.0% and motorcyclists 12.0% of those killed.

45fatal crashes, 2015–2024-13% vs 2005–2014
50people killed1.1 per fatal crash
20%with a drinking driverWest Virginia: 27%
22%speeding-relatedWest Virginia: 27%

Fatal crashes per year

06112000200520102015202020242000: 8 crashes2001: 1–2 crashes2002: 9 crashes2003: 10 crashes2004: 7 crashes2005: 8 crashes2006: 4 crashes2007: 3 crashes2008: 5 crashes2009: 6 crashes2010: 1–2 crashes2011: 6 crashes2012: 7 crashes2013: 9 crashes2014: 1–2 crashes2015: 3 crashes2016: 5 crashes2017: 11 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 5 crashes2020: 7 crashes2021: 1–2 crashes2022: 1–2 crashes2023: 4 crashes2024: 5 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 219 (WV) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 5 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 West Virginia

MeasureUS Route 219West Virginia
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024452,517
Deaths, 2015–2024502,726
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes1.8%100%
Change vs previous ten years-13%-22%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking20%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver22.2%
Pedestriansshare of people killed10%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed12%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes40%

tick marks the West 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 US-219Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Randolph County1636%45
2Greenbrier County1431%58
3Monroe County818%22
4Pocahontas County613%15
5Tucker County12%8

Hour of day

12am2.2%
1am2.2%
2am0%
3am2.2%
4am6.7%
5am2.2%
6am2.2%
7am8.9%
8am6.7%
9am0%
10am0%
11am2.2%
12pm0%
1pm4.4%
2pm6.7%
3pm11.1%
4pm13.3%
5pm4.4%
6pm2.2%
7pm6.7%
8pm6.7%
9pm2.2%
10pm4.4%
11pm2.2%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 219 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the West Virginia share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–5920%
Mile 5–10818%
Mile 30–35613%
Mile 15–20511%
Mile 10–1549%
Mile 20–2549%

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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All routes and counties in West Virginia

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on US Route 219 in West Virginia?

45 fatal crashes with 50 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 219 had the most fatal crashes?

Randolph County (16), Greenbrier County (14), Monroe County (8), Pocahontas County (6) and Tucker County (1).

What share of crashes on US Route 219 involved alcohol or speeding?

20.0% had a driver reported as drinking and 22.2% a speeding-related driver, against 27.2% and 26.7% for all fatal crashes in West Virginia.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 219?

40.0% 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.