Fatal crashes in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
In 2024, 9 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Somerset County, 10.0% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 104 fatal crashes and 112 deaths.
Deaths in Somerset County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2019 | 16 | 17 |
| 2018 | 12 | 14 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 |
| 2015 | 11 | 12 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Somerset County
I-76 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Somerset County from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 13 deaths. The 3 roads listed held 24% of all fatal crashes in Somerset County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 2 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 | I-76 | 12 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2 | State Highway 160 | 7 | 7 | 2 | no page |
| 3 | State Highway 31 | 6 | 6 | 4 | no page |
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 Somerset 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 | 3.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 3.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan9.6%
- Feb8.7%
- Mar3.8%
- Apr3.8%
- May9.6%
- Jun10.6%
- Jul12.5%
- Aug10.6%
- Sep5.8%
- Oct5.8%
- Nov10.6%
- Dec8.7%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Somerset County first hit
The first harmful event was a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 44%; a collision with another vehicle in 34%, a rollover in 7.7%, a pedestrian in 3.8%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 46 | 44% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 35 | 34% |
| Other | 9 | 8.7% |
| Rollover | 8 | 7.7% |
| Pedestrian | 4 | 3.8% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 1.0% |
| Parked vehicle | 1 | 1.0% |
| 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 Somerset County compare with Pennsylvania
A drinking driver was recorded in 32% of fatal crashes in Somerset County from 2015 to 2024, above the Pennsylvania share of 25%; speeding in 52%, above the Pennsylvania share of 40%; a hit-and-run in 1.9%, below the Pennsylvania share of 5.1%; a driver recorded as distracted in 2.9%, below the Pennsylvania share of 5.3%; 58% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, about the Pennsylvania share. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Pennsylvania. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Somerset | Pennsylvania | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 89% | 45% | above the Pennsylvania share |
| At or near an intersection | 13% | 24% | below the Pennsylvania share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 40% | 25% | above the Pennsylvania share |
| A drinking driver | 32% | 25% | above the Pennsylvania share |
| Speeding | 52% | 40% | above the Pennsylvania share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 2.9% | 5.3% | below the Pennsylvania share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 58% | 58% | about the same as the Pennsylvania share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.9% | 5.1% | below the Pennsylvania share |
| A motorcycle involved | 14% | 18% | below the Pennsylvania share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 5.4% | 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 Somerset County
- How many people died in car accidents in Somerset County in 2024?
- 9 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in 2024, 10.0% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Somerset County?
- I-76 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Somerset County from 2015 to 2024: 12, with 13 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Somerset County involved a drinking driver?
- 33 of 104 fatal crashes in Somerset County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 32%, against 25% across Pennsylvania.
Other counties in Pennsylvania with a page
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- Allegheny County
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- Lancaster County
- Berks County
- Montgomery County
- York County
- Westmoreland County
- Chester County
- Luzerne County
- Dauphin County
- Lehigh County
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Where the Somerset County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Somerset County (county code 111). 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.