Fatal Crashes Only
This report covers fatal crashes only, from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System — the federal census of every crash on a US public road that killed someone within 30 days. It does not include injury or property-damage-only crashes, and its totals are not comparable with the all-severity crash reports published elsewhere on this site.
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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · OKLAHOMA · SEPTEMBER 2023
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
60 CRASHES IN
OKLAHOMA
SEPTEMBER 2023
Oklahoma experienced a notable decrease in fatal crashes in September 2023 compared to the same month in the prior year. The state recorded 60 fatal crashes, a 27.7% reduction from the 83 fatal crashes reported in September 2022. This period also saw a significant decline in overall fatalities, dropping from 93 to 64.
60
▼ -27.7%was 83
Total Crash Events
64
▼ -31.2%was 93
Persons Killed
37
▼ -36.2%was 58
Persons Injured
6
Hit-and-Run Crashes
Note: "Persons Killed" (64) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (60) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Fatal crashes in Oklahoma decreased year-over-year, with 60 fatal crashes reported in September 2023 compared to 83 in September 2022. This represents a reduction of 23 fatal crashes, or 27.7%. Total fatalities also saw a substantial decline, dropping by 29, from 93 to 64, marking a 31.2% decrease.
6
Hit-and-Run Crashes — September 2023
▼ 0.0% vs prior (6)
The number of fatal hit-and-run crashes remained constant at 6 in both September 2023 and September 2022. However, due to a lower total number of fatal crashes, the hit-and-run rate increased from 7.2% in the prior period to 10% in the current period. This indicates that a larger proportion of fatal crashes involved hit-and-run incidents year-over-year.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
5
Pedestrians Killed
2
Cyclists Killed
56
Motorists Killed
1
Other Killed
1
Pedestrians Injured
0
Cyclists Injured
36
Motorists Injured
0
Other Injured
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The temporal patterns for fatal crashes shifted significantly year-over-year. In September 2023, Saturday was the peak day for fatal crashes with 12 incidents, differing from Wednesday's peak of 18 fatal crashes in September 2022. The peak hour also changed, with 8 PM recording the most fatal crashes (6) in the current period, while 12 AM was the peak in the prior period with 10 fatal crashes.
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Road & Environmental Conditions
Weather conditions for fatal crashes remained predominantly clear, with 49 fatal crashes occurring in clear weather in September 2023, down from 72 in September 2022. The number of fatal crashes in cloudy conditions slightly decreased from 9 to 8, while those in rain increased from 1 to 3. Regarding lighting, fatal crashes in daylight decreased from 44 to 27, while those in dark, unlighted conditions increased from 23 to 28.
Weather
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Lighting condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in fatal crashes decreased from 137 in September 2022 to 96 in September 2023. Ford vehicles, which were the most involved in the prior period with 19, saw a decrease to 11, while Chevrolet vehicles decreased from 16 to 15. Honda vehicles, however, increased their involvement from 4 to 8 year-over-year.
Top Vehicle Makes (96 vehicles)
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Vehicle unit records
7 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (139 persons with recorded sex)
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Speed Limit Zones
Fatal crashes at 65 mph saw a decrease from 20 in the prior period to 13 in the current period, and crashes at 45 mph also decreased from 16 to 13. Conversely, fatal crashes in the 25 mph speed zone increased from 2 in September 2022 to 6 in September 2023. Crashes at 75 mph also decreased from 9 to 4 year-over-year.
Fatal crashes by zone: 25 mph: 6 of 6 (100%) · 30 mph: 1 of 1 (100%) · 35 mph: 4 of 4 (100%) · 40 mph: 3 of 3 (100%) · 45 mph: 13 of 13 (100%) · 50 mph: 2 of 2 (100%) · 55 mph: 7 of 7 (100%) · 60 mph: 3 of 3 (100%) · 65 mph: 13 of 13 (100%) · 70 mph: 2 of 2 (100%) · 75 mph: 4 of 4 (100%) · 80 mph: 1 of 1 (100%)
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Posted speed limit at crash location
Manner of Collision
The dominant manner of collision in both periods was 'The First Harmful Event was Not a Collision with a Motor Vehicle in Transport', accounting for 37 fatal crashes (61.7%) in the current period and 48 fatal crashes (57.8%) in the prior period. Angle collisions decreased from 17 to 10 fatal crashes year-over-year. Front-to-rear collisions also saw a reduction from 10 to 7 fatal crashes.
Manner of Collision
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Crash-level records
Vehicle Type
Light Pickup trucks remained a dominant vehicle body type in fatal crashes, decreasing from 33 in the prior period to 21 in the current period. Fatal crashes involving 4-door sedans also decreased from 27 to 14 year-over-year. Two Wheel Motorcycles maintained a consistent involvement, with 14 fatal crashes in both periods.
Vehicle Type
Showing top 9 of 18 reported. 9 additional (12 total) not shown: Medium/heavy Pickup (GVWR greater than 10,000 lbs.), Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle, Single-unit straight truck or Cab-Chassis (GVWR range 10,001 to 19,500 lbs.), Utility station wagon (includes suburban limousines, Suburban, Travellall, Grand Wagoneer), Construction equipment other than trucks (includes graders), Convertible(excludes sun-roof,t-bar), Off-road Motorcycle, Unknown light vehicle type (automobile,utility vehicle, van, or light truck), 2-door sedan,hardtop,coupe.
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Vehicle unit records
Rural vs Urban
In September 2023, 39 fatal crashes occurred in rural areas and 21 in urban areas, compared to 49 rural and 34 urban fatal crashes in September 2022. Rural fatal crashes accounted for 65% of all fatal crashes in the current period, an increase from 59% in the prior period. This elevated rural share highlights the disproportionate number of fatalities occurring on rural roadways.
Rural vs Urban
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Crash-level records
Roadway Functional Class
In September 2023, Local roads and Other Principal Arterials each accounted for 14 fatal crashes, while Major Collectors had 12 and Minor Arterials 10. This contrasts with September 2022, when Minor Arterials (27) and Major Collectors (22) were the most common functional classes for fatal crashes. Interstate fatal crashes decreased from 16 in the prior period to 9 in the current period.
Roadway Functional Class
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Crash-level records
Roadway Ownership
State Highway Agencies continued to oversee the majority of roadways where fatal crashes occurred, with 35 incidents in September 2023, down from 47 in September 2022. Fatal crashes on City or Municipal Highway Agency roads decreased from 22 to 9 year-over-year. County Highway Agencies saw a slight increase in fatal crashes from 14 to 15.
Roadway Ownership
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Crash-level records
Person Type
Drivers remained the dominant person type involved in fatal crashes, with 95 drivers in September 2023 compared to 134 in September 2022. Passenger involvement also decreased from 51 to 40 year-over-year. Pedestrian involvement in fatal crashes decreased from 11 to 6, while bicyclists increased from 0 to 2.
Person Type
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Crash-level records
Person Injury Severity
The number of persons sustaining fatal injuries (K) decreased from 93 in September 2022 to 64 in September 2023. Similarly, serious injuries (A) decreased from 16 to 11, and minor injuries (B) decreased from 18 to 14. The total number of injured persons (A+B+C) decreased from 51 to 33 year-over-year.
Person Injury Severity
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Crash-level records
Occupant Safety Equipment
The use of shoulder and lap belts was recorded for 68 participants in September 2023, a decrease from 101 in the prior period. Participants with no safety equipment used or not applicable decreased from 66 to 51 year-over-year. Child restraint system use saw a slight increase from 3 to 5 participants.
Occupant Safety Equipment
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events
Point of Impact
The '12 Clock Point' (front) remained the most common area of impact, with 45 incidents in September 2023, down from 69 in September 2022. Non-collision incidents remained stable at 11 in both periods. Rear impacts ('6 Clock Point') decreased from 15 to 9 year-over-year.
Point of Impact
"Other" combines 8 smaller categories (11 records): Reported as Unknown (3), Undercarriage (2), 8 Clock Point (1), 4 Clock Point (1), 2 Clock Point (1), 9 Clock Point (1), 3 Clock Point (1), 7 Clock Point (1).
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Vehicle unit records
Vehicles Per Crash
Single-vehicle fatal crashes decreased from 39 in September 2022 to 33 in September 2023. Two-vehicle fatal crashes saw a significant reduction from 37 to 18 year-over-year. Conversely, three-vehicle fatal crashes increased from 4 to 9 incidents.
Vehicles Per Crash
Source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · Federal fatal-crash census · 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Crash-level records
Data Sources & Methodology
Primary Data Source
All crash data in this report is sourced from NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes), accessed programmatically via the NHTSA FARS Open Data API (SODA). This dataset contains official police-reported motor vehicle traffic crash records maintained by the reporting jurisdiction's law enforcement agency. Records are published to the open data portal by the municipality and are subject to the portal's terms of use.
Data Retrieval
- Access method: NHTSA FARS Open Data API (SoQL queries)
- Data format: Structured JSON via REST API
- Record types queried: Crash events, person records, and vehicle unit records
- Date filter applied: 2023-09-01 through 2023-09-30
- Report generated: August 5, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2023-09-01 through 2023-09-30 (30 days)
- Geographic scope: Oklahoma
- Total crash records analyzed: 60
- Total persons involved: 144
- Total vehicles involved: 96
Analytical Methodology
- Severity classification: Uses the KABCO injury scale (K=Fatal, A=Incapacitating injury, B=Non-incapacitating injury, C=Possible injury, O=No injury/property damage only), the standard classification in U.S. Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC). Severity is assigned per crash event based on the most severe injury in that crash. A single fatal crash (K) may involve multiple fatalities; therefore the "Persons Killed" count in the headline KPIs may differ from the "Fatal" crash count in the severity breakdown.
- Contributing factors: Reflect the officer-determined primary contributory cause recorded at the time of the crash report. These are preliminary determinations and may not reflect final investigation findings.
- Hit-and-run classification: Based on the hit-and-run indicator field in the official crash report, as determined by the responding officer at the scene.
- Temporal analysis: Day-of-week and hour-of-day distributions are computed from the crash date/time timestamp in each record.
- Demographics: Age and sex distributions are drawn from person-level records linked to each crash event. A single crash may involve multiple persons.
- Vehicle data: Make information is drawn from vehicle unit records linked to each crash event.
- AI commentary: Narrative sections are generated by Google Gemini (large language model) based on the structured data. Commentary is descriptive, not predictive, and should not be interpreted as expert opinion.
Limitations & Disclaimers
- Only crashes reported to and documented by law enforcement are included. Minor incidents, unreported crashes, and near-misses are not captured in this dataset.
- Data reflects conditions at the time of the initial police report and may be subject to subsequent corrections, reclassifications, or supplements by the reporting agency.
- Open data portal records may experience a publication lag - recently occurring crashes may not yet appear in the dataset at the time of report generation.
- AI-generated commentary is produced by a large language model and is intended to highlight patterns in the data. It does not constitute legal, medical, or professional analysis.
- Percentages are calculated from reported data and are subject to rounding.
Non-Affiliation Disclosure
This report is produced independently by ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any law enforcement agency, municipal government, state department of transportation, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data is sourced from publicly available government open data portals.
Data License
The underlying crash data is provided under the municipality's Open Data Terms of Use and is made available to the public for unrestricted use. This analysis and report is © 2026 Injuria.ai and may be cited with attribution using the suggested citation below.
Corrections & Feedback
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "Oklahoma Crash Intelligence Report: September 2023." Published August 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30. Data source: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes), NHTSA FARS Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/oklahoma/fatal/statewide/september-2023-report
About the Publisher
ThatCarHitMe.com is a crash data intelligence platform developed by Injuria.ai, a legal technology company specializing in traffic safety analytics. We aggregate and analyze publicly available government crash data to produce structured intelligence reports for communities, researchers, journalists, and legal professionals. Our reports combine programmatic data retrieval from official open data portals with AI-assisted narrative analysis.
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Crash Data Intelligence
Data: NHTSA FARS (Fatal Crashes) · NHTSA FARS
Period: 2023-09-01 – 2023-09-30
Generated: August 5, 2026 · All rights reserved
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