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Fatal crashes on US-50 in West Virginia
Every fatal crash NHTSA coded to US Route 50, also written as Northwestern Pike, Robert C Byrd Hwy, in West Virginia, 2020 to 2024, with the year, the county and what the record says about each. Fatal crashes only, and a count, not a rate: the federal record has no traffic volume for a road.
US-50 in West Virginia2020 to 2024 · fatal crashes recorded by NHTSA
48fatal crashes over five years · 56 deaths
Over 2020 to 2024, NHTSA recorded 48 fatal crashes on US-50 in West Virginia, in which 56 people died. That is 4% of the 1,229 fatal crashes recorded in West Virginia in those years, about 10 a year. In 2024, the latest year, 9 were recorded.
- Counted
- FARS crashes 2020 to 2024 in West Virginia whose TWAY_ID or TWAY_ID2 begins US-50, with or without a local name (Northwestern Pike, Robert C Byrd Hwy)
- Share
- 48 ÷ 1,229 fatal crashes in West Virginia = 4%
Every year, 2020 to 2024
| Year | Fatal crashes on US-50 | Deaths | Fatal crashes in West Virginia | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 14 | 249 | 4% |
| 2021 | 15 | 20 | 259 | 6% |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 250 | 2% |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 233 | 4% |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 238 | 4% |
2024 is NHTSA’s Annual Report File and will be revised when the final file replaces it.
Where on US-50: by county, 2020 to 2024
The counties the crashes were coded to, alphabetical. A road’s count in a county depends on how many miles of it run there and how busy they are; the page does not rank the counties. Each name opens the county page with its own rate.
What the record says about those crashes, 2020 to 2024
Every figure is a count of the 48 fatal crashes NHTSA coded to US-50 in West Virginia over five years, from the fields FARS records. Nothing is estimated or inferred.
| Road type | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Interstate | 0 | 0% |
| Other freeway or expressway | 0 | 0% |
| Other principal arterial | 23 | 48% |
| Minor arterial | 25 | 52% |
| Major collector | 0 | 0% |
| Minor collector | 0 | 0% |
| Local road | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Rural | 32 | 67% |
| Urban | 16 | 33% |
| Time of day | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight to 5:59 am | 6 | 13% |
| 6 am to 11:59 am | 11 | 23% |
| Noon to 5:59 pm | 21 | 44% |
| 6 pm to 11:59 pm | 10 | 21% |
| Hour unknown | 0 | 0% |
| Light | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 30 | 63% |
| Dark, not lighted (or lighting unknown) | 13 | 27% |
| Dark, lighted | 3 | 6% |
| Dawn or dusk | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Day of week | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 7 | 15% |
| Monday | 4 | 8% |
| Tuesday | 7 | 15% |
| Wednesday | 6 | 13% |
| Thursday | 8 | 17% |
| Friday | 8 | 17% |
| Saturday | 8 | 17% |
| Month | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 6% |
| February | 4 | 8% |
| March | 1 | 2% |
| April | 5 | 10% |
| May | 6 | 13% |
| June | 3 | 6% |
| July | 2 | 4% |
| August | 6 | 13% |
| September | 8 | 17% |
| October | 2 | 4% |
| November | 4 | 8% |
| December | 4 | 8% |
| Weather | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | 37 | 77% |
| Cloudy | 3 | 6% |
| Rain | 6 | 13% |
| Snow, sleet or freezing rain | 1 | 2% |
| Fog, smog or smoke | 0 | 0% |
| Severe wind, blowing sand or other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Involving | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A pedestrian | 0 | 0% |
| A bicyclist or other cyclist | 0 | 0% |
| A speeding-related vehicle | 5 | 10% |
| A driver police reported as drinking | 5 | 10% |
| A large truck (over 10,000 lb) | 12 | 25% |
| A motorcycle | 11 | 23% |
| A hit-and-run vehicle | 0 | 0% |
| A teen driver (15 to 19) | 2 | 4% |
Road type is FARS FUNC_SYS for the crash, which can differ from the route’s class where a crash was coded on a frontage road or ramp; speeding is any vehicle coded SPEEDREL 2 to 5; drinking is any driver coded DRINKING = 1 (police-reported, not a blood-alcohol test).
How this is counted
- The road is the designation FARS wrote. Each crash in NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System names the trafficway it was on (
TWAY_ID) and, at an intersection, a second one (TWAY_ID2). NHTSA standardises the route designation (I-45,US-59,SR-6) and the police often add a local name after it (I-45/NORTH FWY) or a ramp or frontage word. The page counts every crash whose designation is US-50, once, whatever followed it. Nothing else is matched: a crash coded only to a local street name is not here even if that street is this road. - Same number, another state, another road. US-50 in West Virginia is counted within West Virginia only. Where the route continues into a neighbouring state it has its own page there, and a State Route number means nothing outside its state.
- Only roads with ten or more fatal crashes over 2020 to 2024 have a page. Fewer is too few to say anything, and the county page already lists the most-named roads in each county as the police wrote them.
- No rate, no rank. The West Virginia page lists every numbered road in route order with its count and nothing else. Roads with more lanes, more miles or more traffic record more fatal crashes; the record cannot separate those from the road’s design.
Informational only, not professional advice. Last reviewed: October 2026. Data snapshot built 2026-10-30.
Other roads in West Virginia
- I-64 33
- I-77 42
- I-79 38
- I-81 17
- SR-2 32
- SR-3 22
- SR-9 15
- SR-10 25
- SR-14 14
- SR-16 27
- SR-20 25
- SR-28 11
- SR-62 11
- SR-152 11
- US-11 10
- US-19 33
- US-33 18
- US-35 12
- US-52 21
- US-60 55
- US-119 53
- US-219 18
- US-250 11
- US-340 10
In route order, first thirty; the full list is on the West Virginia page.