State Highway 14 in Washington: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 52 fatal crashes on State Highway 14 in Washington killed 60 people, the 12th most of any numbered road in Washington. In 2024 there were 2 fatal crashes and 2 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 4 counties of Washington. All fatal crashes in Washington.
Deaths on State Highway 14 in Washington by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 | 11 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 14 in Washington: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Clark County County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 14 from 2015 to 2024: 18, with 21 deaths. Clark, Skamania and Klickitat counties together held 85% of fatal crashes in State Highway 14 in Washington from 2015 to 2024; the 4 listed held 100%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clark County | 1 | 18 | 21 |
| 2 | Skamania County | 1 | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | Klickitat County | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | Benton County | 0 | 8 | 9 |
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 State Highway 14 in Washington
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 | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 7.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan7.7%
- Feb5.8%
- Mar3.8%
- Apr7.7%
- May11.5%
- Jun17.3%
- Jul9.6%
- Aug11.5%
- Sep3.8%
- Oct13.5%
- Nov3.8%
- Dec3.8%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on State Highway 14 in Washington first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 42%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 37%, a rollover in 7.7%, a pedestrian in 5.8%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 22 | 42% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 19 | 37% |
| Rollover | 4 | 7.7% |
| Other | 4 | 7.7% |
| Pedestrian | 3 | 5.8% |
| 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 State Highway 14 in Washington compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 35% of fatal crashes in State Highway 14 in Washington from 2015 to 2024, above the Washington share of 31%; speeding in 31%, about the Washington share; a hit-and-run in 0.0%, below the Washington share of 6.3%; a driver recorded as distracted in 15%, below the Washington share of 21%; 27% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below the Washington share of 40%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Washington. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| State Highway 14 | Washington | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 73% | 42% | above the Washington share |
| At or near an intersection | 9.6% | 26% | below the Washington share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 27% | 24% | above the Washington share |
| A drinking driver | 35% | 31% | above the Washington share |
| Speeding | 31% | 31% | about the same as the Washington share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 15% | 21% | below the Washington share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 27% | 40% | below the Washington share |
| Hit-and-run | 0.0% | 6.3% | below the Washington share |
| A motorcycle involved | 23% | 17% | above the Washington share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 5.0% | 18% | below the Washington 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 State Highway 14 in Washington
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 14 in Washington?
- 52 fatal crashes killed 60 people on State Highway 14 in Washington from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 2 fatal crashes and 2 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 14 in Washington do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Clark County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 14 from 2015 to 2024: 18, with 21 deaths. Skamania County was second with 17.
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Where the State Highway 14 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as State Highway 14 in Washington. Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.