Fatal crashes in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
In 2024, 12 people died in 12 fatal crashes in Cambria County, 25.0% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 103 fatal crashes and 108 deaths.
9.2 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 8.6 across Pennsylvania in 2024; 8.2 against 9 a year over 2015 to 2024. Population 130,108, Census Bureau estimate. All fatal crashes in Pennsylvania.
Deaths in Cambria County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 12 |
| 2023 | 13 | 16 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 |
| 2016 | 11 | 12 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Numbered roads with fatal crashes in Cambria County
The 5 roads listed held 30% of all fatal crashes in Cambria County from 2015 to 2024; 2 US routes, 3 state highways. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Highway 271 | 8 | 10 | 3 | no page |
| 2 | US 22 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |
| 3 | State Highway 56 | 6 | 6 | 2 | no page |
| 4 | US 219 | 6 | 6 | 1 | no page |
| 5 | State Highway 53 | 5 | 5 | 2 | no page |
Cities NHTSA filed, with their fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024: Johnstown 8. The city is not filed for crashes outside a city.
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Cambria County
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 2.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.8 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 4.9 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan4.9%
- Feb3.9%
- Mar5.8%
- Apr4.9%
- May7.8%
- Jun13.6%
- Jul13.6%
- Aug11.7%
- Sep7.8%
- Oct8.7%
- Nov9.7%
- Dec7.8%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Cambria County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 42%; a collision with another vehicle in 37%, a pedestrian in 7.8%, a rollover in 6.8%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 43 | 42% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 38 | 37% |
| Pedestrian | 8 | 7.8% |
| Rollover | 7 | 6.8% |
| Other | 4 | 3.9% |
| Parked vehicle | 3 | 2.9% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes in Cambria County compare with Pennsylvania
A drinking driver was recorded in 31% of fatal crashes in Cambria County from 2015 to 2024, above the Pennsylvania share of 25%; speeding in 42%, above the Pennsylvania share of 40%; a hit-and-run in 1.0%, below the Pennsylvania share of 5.1%; a driver recorded as distracted in 2.9%, below the Pennsylvania share of 5.3%; 44% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Pennsylvania share of 58%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Pennsylvania. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Cambria | Pennsylvania | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 60% | 45% | above the Pennsylvania share |
| At or near an intersection | 24% | 24% | about the same as the Pennsylvania share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 15% | 25% | below the Pennsylvania share |
| A drinking driver | 31% | 25% | above the Pennsylvania share |
| Speeding | 42% | 40% | above the Pennsylvania share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 2.9% | 5.3% | below the Pennsylvania share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 44% | 58% | below the Pennsylvania share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.0% | 5.1% | below the Pennsylvania share |
| A motorcycle involved | 19% | 18% | above the Pennsylvania share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 9.3% | 14% | below the Pennsylvania share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in Cambria County
- How many people died in car accidents in Cambria County in 2024?
- 12 people died in 12 fatal crashes in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, in 2024, 25.0% fewer than in 2023. That is 9.2 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 8.6 across Pennsylvania.
- How many fatal crashes in Cambria County involved a drinking driver?
- 32 of 103 fatal crashes in Cambria County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 31%, against 25% across Pennsylvania.
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Where the Cambria County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Cambria County (county code 21). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.