Where have fatal pedestrian crashes occurred in Centre County? See the data
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- Centre County recorded 28 fatal pedestrian crashes since 2005.
- State College led all municipalities with seven crashes, or one-fourth of total cases.
- Mountaintop Region held just 3% of crashes in 2023 but had higher severity outcomes.
A Centre County man died Monday after he was hit by a driver in Snow Shoe Township, marking the first pedestrian death in the rural township in at least the past two decades.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation statistics show zero reported fatal pedestrian crashes in either the borough or township since at least 2005 — the earliest for which data is immediately available.
The Mountaintop Region was home to only about 3% of Centre County crashes in 2023, but they were more severe on average. About 10% resulted in someone being killed or seriously injured.
There were 28 such crashes since 2005 in Centre County. One-fourth were reported in State College, the county’s most populated municipality. Fellow Centre Region municipalities Ferguson and Patton Townships reported three, as well as rural Boggs Township.
Bellefonte was joined by Rush, Spring and Gregg Townships in reporting two fatal pedestrian crashes. Harris, Benner, Marion and Penn townships all reported one. Centre County’s remaining municipalities reported zero.
The county has gone without a fatal pedestrian crash six times in the past 20 years, including 2024. The most in any one year was four two years ago.