US 1 in Pennsylvania: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 124 fatal crashes on US 1 in Pennsylvania killed 134 people, the 6th most of any numbered road in Pennsylvania. In 2024 there were 3 fatal crashes and 3 deaths on the road.
An US route running through 6 counties of Pennsylvania. All fatal crashes in Pennsylvania.
Deaths on US 1 in Pennsylvania by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 |
| 2021 | 10 | 11 |
| 2020 | 15 | 16 |
| 2019 | 14 | 17 |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 |
| 2017 | 10 | 11 |
| 2016 | 15 | 18 |
| 2015 | 10 | 11 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on US 1 in Pennsylvania: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Philadelphia County County had the most fatal crashes on US 1 from 2015 to 2024: 85, with 90 deaths. Philadelphia, Delaware and Bucks counties together held 91% of fatal crashes in US 1 in Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2024; the 4 listed held 96%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia County | 2 | 85 | 90 |
| 2 | Delaware County | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | Bucks County | 1 | 13 | 15 |
| 4 | Chester County | 0 | 6 | 8 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen on US 1 in Pennsylvania
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 | 5.7 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 4.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 5.7 percent, 7 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 3.3 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 6.5 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.4 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 7.3 percent, 9 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan4.0%
- Feb5.6%
- Mar6.5%
- Apr8.1%
- May6.5%
- Jun11.3%
- Jul11.3%
- Aug8.9%
- Sep12.1%
- Oct7.3%
- Nov11.3%
- Dec7.3%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on US 1 in Pennsylvania first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 34%; a pedestrian in 32%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 28%, a rollover in 2.4%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 42 | 34% |
| Pedestrian | 39 | 32% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 35 | 28% |
| Other | 4 | 3.2% |
| Rollover | 3 | 2.4% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 0.8% |
| Parked vehicle | 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 on US 1 in Pennsylvania compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 20% of fatal crashes in US 1 in Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2024, below the Pennsylvania share of 25%; speeding in 41%, about the Pennsylvania share; a hit-and-run in 7.3%, above the Pennsylvania share of 5.1%; 77% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above 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.
| US 1 | Pennsylvania | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 2.4% | 45% | below the Pennsylvania share |
| At or near an intersection | 36% | 24% | above the Pennsylvania share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 12% | 25% | below the Pennsylvania share |
| A drinking driver | 20% | 25% | below the Pennsylvania share |
| Speeding | 41% | 40% | about the same as the Pennsylvania share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 77% | 58% | above the Pennsylvania share |
| Hit-and-run | 7.3% | 5.1% | above the Pennsylvania share |
| A motorcycle involved | 16% | 18% | below the Pennsylvania share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 31% | 14% | above 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 US 1 in Pennsylvania
- How many fatal crashes have there been on US 1 in Pennsylvania?
- 124 fatal crashes killed 134 people on US 1 in Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 3 fatal crashes and 3 deaths.
- Where on US 1 in Pennsylvania do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Philadelphia County had the most fatal crashes on US 1 from 2015 to 2024: 85, with 90 deaths. Delaware County was second with 15.
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All fatal crashes in Pennsylvania, with every road ranked.
Where the US 1 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as US 1 in Pennsylvania (filed under 16 spellings, such as "US- 1 ROOSEVELT BLVD", "US-1", "US-1 BALTIMORE PIKE", "US-1 BALTIMORE PK"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.