US 522 in Virginia: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 67 fatal crashes on US 522 in Virginia killed 69 people, the 17th most of any numbered road in Virginia. In 2024 there were 4 fatal crashes and 5 deaths on the road.
An US route running through 11 counties of Virginia. All fatal crashes in Virginia.
Deaths on US 522 in Virginia by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | 10 | 11 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on US 522 in Virginia: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Frederick County County had the most fatal crashes on US 522 from 2015 to 2024: 18, with 19 deaths. Frederick, Orange and Louisa counties together held 61% of fatal crashes in US 522 in Virginia from 2015 to 2024; the 5 listed held 82%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick County | 2 | 18 | 19 |
| 2 | Orange County | 0 | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Louisa County | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Warren County | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Culpeper County | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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 522 in Virginia
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 | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 7.5 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.5 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 6.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan6.0%
- Feb9.0%
- Mar1.5%
- Apr9.0%
- May14.9%
- Jun9.0%
- Jul4.5%
- Aug10.4%
- Sep7.5%
- Oct3.0%
- Nov14.9%
- Dec10.4%
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 522 in Virginia first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in most fatal crashes, 51%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 40%, a rollover in 3.0%, a pedestrian in 1.5%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 34 | 51% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 27 | 40% |
| Other | 3 | 4.5% |
| Rollover | 2 | 3.0% |
| Pedestrian | 1 | 1.5% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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 522 in Virginia compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 24% of fatal crashes in US 522 in Virginia from 2015 to 2024, below the Virginia share of 29%; speeding in 24%, below the Virginia share of 29%; a hit-and-run in 1.5%, below the Virginia share of 4.1%; 50% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Virginia share of 55%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Virginia. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| US 522 | Virginia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 85% | 55% | above the Virginia share |
| At or near an intersection | 24% | 23% | above the Virginia share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 30% | 31% | below the Virginia share |
| A drinking driver | 24% | 29% | below the Virginia share |
| Speeding | 24% | 29% | below the Virginia share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 50% | 55% | below the Virginia share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.5% | 4.1% | below the Virginia share |
| A motorcycle involved | 6.0% | 13% | below the Virginia share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 1.4% | 14% | below the Virginia 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 522 in Virginia
- How many fatal crashes have there been on US 522 in Virginia?
- 67 fatal crashes killed 69 people on US 522 in Virginia from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 4 fatal crashes and 5 deaths.
- Where on US 522 in Virginia do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Frederick County had the most fatal crashes on US 522 from 2015 to 2024: 18, with 19 deaths. Orange County was second with 13.
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Where the US 522 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as US 522 in Virginia (filed under 3 spellings, such as "US-522", "US-522 FREDERICK PIKE", "US-522 N FREDERICK PKE"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.