| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-20 in Texas[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 171[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 449[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 38.1%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 155[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
Fatal crashes involving large trucks on I-20 in Texas accounted for 171 deaths from 2020 to 2024. Across all fatal crashes assigned to the Texas route segment, 449 people died. Large-truck involvement represented 38.1% of those route deaths, and the segment recorded 155 fatal large-truck crashes. These truck accident death counts include everyone killed in the qualifying crashes, rather than only people riding in the large truck.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For I-20 in Texas, a truck accident means a fatal crash involving at least one medium or heavy truck with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds, excluding buses and motor homes. Assignment uses the crash-level route fields: ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID, the recorded trafficway identifier. Those fields identify route signing and crash location; they do not describe the highway's full geographic extent or establish fault for the crash.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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I-20 truck accident deaths in Texas by year
The annual truck accident death count for I-20 in Texas rose from 34 in 2020 to 42 in 2021, remained at 42 in 2022, fell to 22 in 2023, and rose to 31 in 2024. The highest large-truck death count was shared by 2021 and 2022. The lowest was recorded in 2023.[1][2][3][4][5]
All-route deaths followed a different sequence: 81 in 2020, 116 in 2021, 96 in 2022, 77 in 2023, and 79 in 2024. For that measure, 2021 was highest and 2023 lowest. All-route deaths fell between 2021 and 2022 while large-truck deaths remained unchanged. Both measures rose between 2023 and 2024. The 2024 figures use the Annual Report File and remain subject to revision.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Year | Deaths in large-truck crashes | All deaths on the route |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34 | 81 |
| 2021 | 42 | 116 |
| 2022 | 42 | 96 |
| 2023 | 22 | 77 |
| 2024 | 31 | 79 |
Crashes are placed on the route by the trafficway identifier recorded for each fatal crash. 2024 is the Annual Report File.
Counties along I-20 in Texas
Truck accident deaths on the Texas segment occurred in 21 counties. Among the listed rows, Harrison County had the highest count, 15 deaths and 8.8% of the segment total. Tarrant County recorded 14 and 8.2%; Dallas County recorded 13 and 7.6%. Howard County and Gregg County each recorded 12 and 7.0%.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Ector County and Taylor County each had 11 deaths and 6.4%. Kaufman County, Midland County and Parker County each had 9 and 5.3%, tying for the lowest count among the listed rows. Each share uses the Texas route segment's large-truck deaths as its denominator. These county figures identify crash locations, not where those killed lived.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| County | Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | Share of the route total in the state |
|---|---|---|
| Harrison County | 15 | 8.8% |
| Tarrant County | 14 | 8.2% |
| Dallas County | 13 | 7.6% |
| Howard County | 12 | 7.0% |
| Gregg County | 12 | 7.0% |
| Ector County | 11 | 6.4% |
| Taylor County | 11 | 6.4% |
| Kaufman County | 9 | 5.3% |
| Midland County | 9 | 5.3% |
| Parker County | 9 | 5.3% |
How the truck crashes on I-20 happened
Rear-end crashes accounted for 67 truck accident deaths, or 39.2%. Angle (side impact) recorded 14 and 8.2%; sideswipe, 7 and 4.1%; head-on, 17 and 9.9%; and Other, 6 and 3.5%. The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 60 and 35.1%. Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. That row means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, including events such as striking a parked vehicle or a rollover. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Daytime (6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.) accounted for 78 deaths and 45.6%; nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.), 93 and 54.4%. Urban locations recorded 74 and 43.3%; rural locations, 97 and 56.7%. Work-zone deaths numbered 14. These I-20 Texas breakdowns count deaths, not trucks or fatal crashes, and do not establish fault.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
I-20 in other states
Across 6 states with large-truck crash deaths assigned to I-20, the supplied route-wide count was 371 deaths for 2020 to 2024. Texas recorded 171, representing 46.1% of that route-wide figure. The route total is supplied separately; the listed other-state segments are a subset, not a substitute for that total.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Georgia recorded 66 truck accident deaths, Louisiana 46, Mississippi 35, South Carolina 27 and Alabama 26. Texas had the highest death count among the listed state segments, and Alabama the lowest. These are location-based death counts, not traffic-adjusted risk rankings. For a reader searching "truck accident lawyer," keep each state's count attached to its own I-20 segment.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
For I-20 in Texas, NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System supplies fatal-crash records, excluding nonfatal crashes and injuries. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and an occupant or nonoccupant death within 30 days. Truck accident counts follow recorded crash locations, not residence.[8][6][7]
Assignment to I-20 in Texas uses crash-level ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID. These fields describe route signing and crash location, limiting interpretation of geographic coverage. Large-truck involvement does not establish fault. The 2020 to 2023 records are Final Files; 2024 uses the revisable Annual Report File. These counts provide neither population nor mileage rates and cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile.[8][6][7]
See also
- Texas truck accident statistics (2020-2024)
- I-20 truck accidents in Alabama (2020-2024)
- I-20 truck accidents in Louisiana (2020-2024)
On related publications
- Truck accident statistics for Tarrant County, Texas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Dallas County, Texas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Harrison County, Texas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Taylor County, Texas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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