| Data years | 2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5] |
|---|---|
| Route segment | I-45 in Texas[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | 94[1][2][3][4][5] |
| All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024 | 410[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes | 22.9%[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-2024 | 87[1][2][3][4][5] |
| 2024 data file | FARS Annual Report File[5] |
Fatal truck accidents assigned to I-45 in Texas accounted for 94 deaths from 2020 to 2024. The route recorded 410 deaths across all fatal crashes during that period, with deaths in large-truck crashes representing 22.9% of that total. There were 87 fatal large-truck crashes on this Texas segment. The truck accident death count includes everyone killed in those crashes, rather than only people riding in the large trucks involved.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
For I-45 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 crash-level route fields: ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID, the recorded trafficway identifier. These fields identify route signing and crash location; they do not describe the highway's full geographic extent. Truck involvement does not establish fault.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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I-45 truck accident deaths in Texas by year
Annual truck accident deaths on I-45 in Texas rose from 20 in 2020 to 24 in 2021, then fell to 19 in 2022 and 14 in 2023. The count rose to 17 in 2024. For deaths in large-truck crashes, 2021 was the highest year and 2023 was the lowest, with no ties.[1][2][3][4][5]
All deaths on the route followed a different sequence: 75 in 2020, 82 in 2021, 89 in 2022, 80 in 2023 and 84 in 2024. The highest all-route count was in 2022; the lowest was in 2020, also without ties. Thus, the highest years differed between the measures. Both death counts rose from 2023 to 2024. The 2024 truck accident figures use the Annual Report File.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Year | Deaths in large-truck crashes | All deaths on the route |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 75 |
| 2021 | 24 | 82 |
| 2022 | 19 | 89 |
| 2023 | 14 | 80 |
| 2024 | 17 | 84 |
Crashes are placed on the route by the trafficway identifier recorded for each fatal crash. 2024 is the Annual Report File.
Counties along I-45 in Texas
Truck accident deaths assigned to I-45 in Texas occurred in 10 counties. Among the listed rows, Harris County had the highest death count and share: 19 and 20.2%. Dallas County recorded 15 (16.0%), Freestone County 14 (14.9%), Ellis County 12 (12.8%) and Walker County 11 (11.7%).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Leon County recorded 8 deaths (8.5%), Montgomery County 7 (7.4%), Navarro County 5 (5.3%) and Galveston County 2 (2.1%). Madison County had the lowest count and share among the listed rows, at 1 (1.1%). Each share uses the segment's large-truck death total. These county figures identify recorded crash locations, not where the people killed in truck accidents lived.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| County | Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024 | Share of the route total in the state |
|---|---|---|
| Harris County | 19 | 20.2% |
| Dallas County | 15 | 16.0% |
| Freestone County | 14 | 14.9% |
| Ellis County | 12 | 12.8% |
| Walker County | 11 | 11.7% |
| Leon County | 8 | 8.5% |
| Montgomery County | 7 | 7.4% |
| Navarro County | 5 | 5.3% |
| Galveston County | 2 | 2.1% |
| Madison County | 1 | 1.1% |
How the truck crashes on I-45 happened
Rear-end truck accidents accounted for 39 deaths (41.5%), the largest manner-of-collision count among the listed rows. Angle (side impact) and head-on each recorded 5 (5.3%); sideswipe recorded 4 (4.3%). Other accounted for 3 (3.2%), and Not reported for 1 (1.1%).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The row "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 37 deaths (39.4%). It means the first harmful event was not a collision with a motor vehicle in transport, such as a rollover or striking a parked vehicle. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Daytime truck accident deaths numbered 35 (37.2%); nighttime deaths numbered 59 (62.8%). Urban locations recorded 50 (53.2%), compared with rural locations at 44 (46.8%). Work-zone deaths numbered 7. These I-45 Texas figures count deaths, not trucks or crashes; manner of collision describes the crash's first harmful event.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
I-45 in other states
Across all states, the supplied I-45 total was 94 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, with deaths recorded in 1 state. Texas accounted for 100.0% of that route-wide truck accident death count. The other-state table lists "No other state segment met the threshold" with 0; it provides no named other-state segment for a death-count comparison.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The route-wide total is supplied separately, rather than calculated from the other-state table, which is a subset listing. These truck accident counts are not traffic-adjusted risk rankings and cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile. Readers searching for a truck accident lawyer should keep this grouping in view: deaths are assigned by crash location.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
About these figures
For I-45 in Texas, NHTSA's FARS supplies a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes; nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Truck accident counts use crash locations, not the deceased people's residences.[8][6][7]
I-45 assignment in Texas uses crash-level ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID. Those fields describe route signing and crash location, not full highway coverage. Large-truck involvement establishes no fault. The 2020 to 2023 figures use FARS Final Files. The 2024 truck accident figures use the Annual Report File and can change when NHTSA replaces it with the Final File.[8][6][7]
See also
On related publications
- Truck accident statistics for Harris County, Texas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Dallas County, Texas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Montgomery County, Texas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
- Truck accident statistics for Ellis County, Texas (2020-2024) (truckaccidentlawyer.wiki)
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