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I-69 truck accidents in Texas (2020-2024)

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I-69 truck accidents in Texas (2020-2024)
Data years2020-2024[1][2][3][4][5]
Route segmentI-69 in Texas[1][2][3][4][5]
Deaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-202429[1][2][3][4][5]
All deaths on the route segment, 2020-2024161[1][2][3][4][5]
Share of segment deaths in large-truck crashes18.0%[1][2][3][4][5]
Fatal crashes involving large trucks, 2020-202426[1][2][3][4][5]
2024 data fileFARS Annual Report File[5]

I-69 in Texas recorded 29 deaths in large-truck crashes during 2020 to 2024, alongside 161 deaths from all fatal crashes assigned to the route. Large-truck crash deaths represented 18.0% of all route deaths. The large-truck total came from 26 fatal crashes, so the death count and fatal-crash count describe different measures. These truck accident statistics include everyone killed in the qualifying crashes, rather than only people occupying a large truck.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

For I-69 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 to this corridor uses the crash-level fields ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID. Those recorded fields identify route signing and crash location; they do not describe the highway's full geographic extent.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

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I-69 truck accident deaths in Texas by year

Annual truck accident deaths on I-69 in Texas were 4 in 2020, 7 in 2021, 7 in 2022, 5 in 2023 and 6 in 2024. The highest large-truck death count was shared by 2021 and 2022; 2020 had the lowest. Deaths rose from 2020 to 2021, stayed unchanged in 2022, fell in 2023 and rose in 2024.[1][2][3][4][5]

All-route deaths followed a different sequence: 22 in 2020, 38 in 2021, 27 in 2022, 35 in 2023 and 39 in 2024. The highest all-route count occurred in 2024, and the lowest occurred in 2020. Unlike truck accident deaths, all-route deaths fell between 2021 and 2022. Both measures rose between 2023 and 2024. The 2024 figures use the Annual Report File.[1][2][3][4][5]

I-69 truck accident deaths in Texas by year[1][2][3][4][5]
YearDeaths in large-truck crashesAll deaths on the route
2020422
2021738
2022727
2023535
2024639

Crashes are placed on the route by the trafficway identifier recorded for each fatal crash. 2024 is the Annual Report File.

Counties along I-69 in Texas

Truck accident deaths assigned to I-69 in Texas occurred in 6 counties. Among the listed rows, Harris County had the highest death count, 10, and the highest share of the state segment total, 34.5%. Fort Bend County and Montgomery County each recorded 5 deaths and 17.2%, tying on both measures.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Hidalgo County recorded 4 deaths, or 13.8%; Cameron County recorded 3, or 10.3%. Willacy County had 2 deaths and 6.9%, the lowest count and share among the listed rows. These county figures locate the fatal truck accident crashes through the recorded crash-location fields. They do not identify the counties where the people killed lived.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Counties along I-69 in Texas[1][2][3][4][5]
CountyDeaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024Share of the route total in the state
Harris County1034.5%
Fort Bend County517.2%
Montgomery County517.2%
Hidalgo County413.8%
Cameron County310.3%
Willacy County26.9%

How the truck crashes on I-69 happened

Manner of collision describes the first harmful event in a truck accident. "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" accounted for 11 deaths, or 37.9%. This 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 still be in transport. Angle (side impact) recorded 7 deaths, or 24.1%; sideswipe, 5 and 17.2%; rear-end, 4 and 13.8%; and head-on, 2 and 6.9%.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 17 truck accident deaths and 58.6%. Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., recorded 12 and 41.4%. Urban locations recorded 28 deaths and 96.6%, while rural locations recorded 1 and 3.4%. Work-zone deaths numbered 4. Each of these breakdowns counts deaths in large-truck crashes, rather than crashes or trucks.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

How the truck crashes on I-69 happened[1][2][3][4][5]
Manner of collisionDeaths, 2020-2024Share
Rear-end413.8%
Angle (side impact)724.1%
Sideswipe517.2%
Head-on26.9%
Not a collision with another moving vehicle1137.9%

I-69 in other states

Across I-69, the supplied route-wide total is 76 deaths in large-truck crashes, with deaths recorded in 5 states during 2020 to 2024. Texas accounted for 29 deaths and 38.2% of that route-wide total. The listed Indiana segment recorded 35 deaths, a higher count than Texas. These are truck accident death counts for each segment's recorded crash locations.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The other-state table lists a subset of segments; its entries do not replace the separately supplied route total. Comparing Indiana and Texas does not establish a traffic-adjusted risk ranking. For readers searching for a truck accident lawyer, the grouping here remains deaths by crash location. These counts cannot establish relative risk per trip or mile.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

I-69 in other states[1][2][3][4][5]
I-69 segmentDeaths in large-truck crashes, 2020-2024
Indiana35

About these figures

For I-69 in Texas, NHTSA's FARS supplies fatal-crash data only; nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Its inclusion rule requires a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Truck accident deaths follow recorded state and county crash locations, not residence.[8][6][7]

I-69 assignment in Texas requires ROUTE=1 and a parseable I-route number in TWAY_ID. These crash-level fields describe signing and location, not the highway's full geographic extent. Large-truck involvement does not establish fault. The 2020 to 2023 truck accident figures use FARS Final Files. The 2024 figures use the Annual Report File and can change when NHTSA replaces it with the Final File.[8][6][7]

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