Truck accident statistics for Collin County, Texas (2020-2024)

Truck accident deaths in Collin County by year

Annual truck accident deaths fell from 9 in 2020 to 7 in 2021, rose to 14 in 2022, and fell to 6 in 2023. The count returned to 14 in 2024. Thus, 2022 and 2024 shared the highest count, while 2023 had the lowest. The 2024 count was 5 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The truck accident share of all traffic deaths was 14.1% in 2020, 13.7% in 2021, 18.4% in 2022, 9.7% in 2023 and 19.4% in 2024. The highest share occurred in 2024, and the lowest occurred in 2023. Across the reporting period, the average annual count was 10.0 deaths.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Deaths within 30 days in crashes on public roads. 2024 figures come from the FARS Annual Report File and can be revised.

Who died in Collin County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 8 deaths, or 16.0%. People in other vehicles accounted for 34 deaths, or 68.0%, the largest share of truck accident deaths. The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 8 deaths, or 16.0%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

That quoted label represents the FARS nonoccupant grouping, including pedestrians, pedalcyclists and other or unknown nonoccupants. Its other category can include occupants of parked motor vehicles. It should therefore be read as a person-type classification rather than a literal test of whether someone was outside a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

The truck accident records identify 47 large trucks in fatal crashes during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors, described in the table as semi or tractor-trailer units, accounted for 29 trucks and 61.7% of the large trucks. Single-unit and other large trucks accounted for 18 trucks. The count of large trucks recorded as jackknifed was 1.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

These are vehicle counts. They are distinct from the county's 43 fatal crashes involving large trucks and 50 deaths in those crashes. A fatal crash can involve multiple large trucks, so truck counts do not represent separate crash events.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

Counts are trucks, not crashes. One crash can involve more than one large truck.

How the fatal truck crashes happened

By manner of collision, Angle (side impact) recorded 21 deaths (42.0%); Head-on, 4 (8.0%); Rear-end, 9 (18.0%); Sideswipe, 2 (4.0%); and Other, 1 (2.0%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 13 deaths (26.0%).^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. The quoted row means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, such as a pedestrian strike or rollover. A motor vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separate truck accident configuration figures count deaths by vehicles involved: single-vehicle crashes recorded 6 deaths (12.0%), two-vehicle crashes recorded 25 (50.0%), and crashes involving three or more vehicles recorded 19 (38.0%). These configurations are separate from manner of collision.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate truck accident deaths numbered 0, a 0.0% share. This classification requires an interstate route code and a parseable interstate route number; the packet lists no individual interstate route counts. Route-coded figures describe a subset rather than a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 38 deaths (76.0%). Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 12 deaths (24.0%). Urban locations recorded 43 deaths (86.0%), while rural locations recorded 7 (14.0%). Work-zone records counted 6 deaths. These location and time figures measure deaths, not trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Texas and the United States

Collin County's truck accident death rate was 0.9 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. It was lower than the Texas rate of 2.5 and the national rate of 1.6. These rates use deaths at the crash location and population estimates; they do not measure deaths according to the victims' residence.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, Dallas County's rate was 1.6, Denton County's was 0.9, Grayson County's was 3.9 and Hunt County's was 4.8. Collin County matched Denton County and had a lower rate than each of the other listed neighbors. Hunt County had the highest rate among the listed neighboring counties. The rates do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Rates divide deaths by the sum of annual Census population estimates, so they show deaths per 100,000 residents per year. They do not adjust for miles driven or for visitors.

About these figures

FARS is a census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes on trafficways customarily open to the public, with a death within 30 days. It excludes nonfatal crashes and injuries. For readers searching for a truck accident lawyer, these counts are grouped by crash county, not the deceased person's home.^[9][6][7][8]

The 2020 through 2023 figures use FARS Final Files; 2024 uses the revisable Annual Report File. Rates divide deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. This gives average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjusting for miles driven or visitors. The separate July 1, 2024 population estimate is not the denominator.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

• Truck accident statistics for Dallas County, Texas (2020-2024)
• Truck accident statistics for Denton County, Texas (2020-2024)
• Truck accident statistics for Grayson County, Texas (2020-2024)

On related publications

• Car accident statistics for Collin County, Texas (2020-2024) (caraccidentlawyers.wiki)