New Data Analysis: Tulsa’s Deadliest Intersection Sees 63 Crashes, 41 Injuries Over Five Years

A new data analysis of five years of Oklahoma Highway Safety Office crash records has identified the intersection of East Admiral Place and South Memorial Drive as the single most crash-prone location on Tulsa’s local road network, with 63 reported crashes, 41 injuries, and one fatality between 2017 and 2021. The study, conducted by Gorospe Law Group in partnership with iLawyerMarketing, ranks the city’s ten most dangerous intersections and excludes any crossing involving a highway.

Key Findings

• East Admiral Place and South Memorial Drive recorded the highest crash total in the study at 63 incidents, along with the only fatality among the ten intersections analyzed.
• East 71st Street and South Quincy Avenue ranked second with 60 crashes and 47 injuries, despite being a divided intersection rather than a conventional four-way crossing.
• East 91st Street South and Riverside Drive produced the highest injury-to-crash ratio in the study at 1.15, meaning the average crash there resulted in more than one injury.
• East 71st Street and South 109th East Avenue, located near the U.S. 64/Mingo Valley Expressway ramp, produced 58 injuries from 56 crashes, the second-highest injury ratio at 1.04.
• The Federal Highway Administration attributes 25% of all U.S. traffic fatalities and 50% of all injuries to crashes at or near intersections, a national pattern reflected in Tulsa’s local data.

“The data shows that crash frequency and crash severity are not always the same story,” said a Senior Research Analyst at iLawyerMarketing. “Some intersections rank in the middle of the pack for total incidents but produce significantly more injuries per crash, which suggests issues with vehicle speeds, sight lines, or driver behavior that go beyond simple traffic volume.”

A second observation from the analysis is the concentration of high-risk locations along major north-south corridors. “Memorial Drive, Garnett Road, and the 71st Street corridor appear repeatedly in the top ten,” said a Lead Data Analyst on the project. “That pattern indicates the risk is structural, tied to road design and traffic patterns, rather than isolated to one problem intersection.”

Why This Matters

Tulsa is among a growing number of U.S. cities investing in roundabouts and intersection redesigns to reduce crash severity. A traditional four-way intersection contains 32 vehicle conflict points and 24 vehicle-pedestrian conflict points, compared with eight of each at a modern roundabout. The findings arrive as municipal traffic engineers nationwide weigh redesign budgets against rising urban crash data, and as Oklahoma’s broader traffic safety conversation expands beyond highway corridors to local arterial roads where most daily driving occurs.

Methodology

Researchers analyzed five years of crash data (2017 to 2021) from the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office. Intersections involving a highway as one of the intersecting roadways were excluded. The full ranking, an interactive map, and the injury-to-crash ratio breakdown are available at https://gorospelaw.com/tulsas-most-dangerous-intersections/.

About Gorospe Law Group

Gorospe Law Group is a Tulsa-based personal injury law firm with more than 20 years of experience representing clients in car accident, truck accident, motorcycle accident, and wrongful death cases across Oklahoma. The firm serves Tulsa and the surrounding communities of Bixby, Broken Arrow, Jenks, Owasso, Sand Springs, and Sapulpa.

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