| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-30 in Texas[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 77[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 262[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 29.4%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 69[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
I-30 in Texas recorded 77 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, representing 29.4% of the 262 deaths assigned to the route in the state. Those large-truck deaths occurred in 69 fatal crashes. These truck accident statistics count everyone killed in the qualifying crashes, including people who were not truck occupants. The death count and fatal-crash count measure different things: a crash can involve multiple large trucks and multiple deaths.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For I-30 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. These recorded fields identify route signing and crash location; they do not describe the highway's full geographic extent or establish which vehicle was at fault.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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I-30 truck accident deaths in Texas by year
Annual truck accident deaths on I-30 in Texas rose from 12 in 2020 to 18 in 2021 and 20 in 2022. They then fell to 17 in 2023 and 10 in 2024. For deaths in large-truck crashes, 2022 was the highest year and 2024 the lowest, with no ties at either extreme.[1][2][3][4][5]
All deaths assigned to the route followed a different annual pattern: 50 in 2020, 71 in 2021, 51 in 2022, 40 in 2023 and 50 in 2024. The highest all-route count was in 2021; the lowest was in 2023. The 2020 and 2024 all-route counts were equal, while their truck accident death counts were 12 and 10, respectively. The 2024 figures use the Annual Report File.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Year | Deaths in large-truck crashes | All deaths on the route |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | 50 |
| 2021 | 18 | 71 |
| 2022 | 20 | 51 |
| 2023 | 17 | 40 |
| 2024 | 10 | 50 |
Crashes are placed on the route by the trafficway identifier recorded for each fatal crash. 2024 is the Annual Report File.
Counties along I-30 in Texas
Truck accident deaths were recorded in 10 counties on the Texas segment. Among the listed rows, Dallas County had the highest count, 35 deaths, and share, 45.5%. Hunt County and Bowie County each recorded 9 deaths and 11.7%. Rockwall County recorded 7 deaths and 9.1%.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Tarrant County and Hopkins County each had 6 deaths and 7.8%; Titus County had 2 and 2.6%. Franklin County, Parker County and Morris County each recorded 1 death and 1.3%, tying for the lowest count among the listed rows. These shares use the segment's large-truck death total. County entries identify truck accident locations, not where the people killed lived.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| County | Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | Share of the route total in the state |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | 35 | 45.5% |
| Hunt County | 9 | 11.7% |
| Bowie County | 9 | 11.7% |
| Rockwall County | 7 | 9.1% |
| Tarrant County | 6 | 7.8% |
| Hopkins County | 6 | 7.8% |
| Titus County | 2 | 2.6% |
| Franklin County | 1 | 1.3% |
| Parker County | 1 | 1.3% |
| Morris County | 1 | 1.3% |
How the truck crashes on I-30 happened
Rear-end crashes accounted for 34 truck accident deaths, or 44.2%, the largest count among the listed manner-of-collision rows. Head-on crashes recorded 7 deaths and 9.1%; angle (side impact) crashes recorded 5 and 6.5%; sideswipe crashes recorded 2 and 2.6%. The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 29 deaths and 37.7%. It describes a first harmful event other than collision with a motor vehicle in transport, 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 recorded 23 deaths and 29.9%; nighttime recorded 54 and 70.1%. Urban locations recorded 54 deaths and 70.1%, while rural locations recorded 23 and 29.9%. Work-zone truck accident deaths numbered 12. These classifications count people killed, not vehicles or crashes, and manner of collision describes the crash's first harmful event.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
I-30 in other states
Across I-30, the supplied route-wide count is 121 deaths in large-truck crashes, with deaths recorded in 2 states during 2020 to 2024. Texas accounted for 63.6% of that total, with 77 deaths. The listed Arkansas segment recorded 44 deaths. Comparing these segment counts, Texas had a higher large-truck death count than Arkansas.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The other-state table presents a subset of segments; the route-wide total is supplied separately. These truck accident counts describe fatal outcomes assigned to each segment by crash location. They are not traffic-adjusted risk rankings and do not establish relative risk per trip or mile. A reader searching for a truck accident lawyer should keep that location-based grouping in mind.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
The I-30 Texas truck accident figures come from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Qualifying crashes involve a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. State and county counts describe crash locations, not residence.[8][6][7]
For Texas I-30, crash-level ROUTE and TWAY_ID fields assign crashes through recorded route signing and trafficway identification, without defining the highway's full geographic extent. Large-truck involvement does not establish fault. The 2020 to 2023 figures use FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File remains revisable when NHTSA replaces it with the Final File, so its truck accident counts can change.[8][6][7]
See also
On related publications
- Truck accident statistics for Dallas County, Texas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Tarrant County, Texas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Bowie County, Texas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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