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

Truck accident deaths in El Paso County by year

Annual truck accident deaths rose from 8 in 2020 to 19 in 2021, then fell to 11 in 2022 and 7 in 2023. The count rose to 11 in 2024. The highest year was 2021, with 19 deaths, and the lowest was 2023, with 7. The 2024 count was 3 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The corresponding shares of all traffic deaths were 9.9% in 2020, 19.2% in 2021, 12.4% in 2022, 6.9% in 2023 and 13.6% in 2024. All traffic deaths numbered 81, 99, 89, 101 and 81 in those respective years. The annual average for truck accident deaths across the reporting period was 11.2.^{[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 El Paso County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 11 deaths, or 19.6%, while People in other vehicles accounted for 36 deaths, or 64.3%. People in other vehicles were the largest category of truck accident deaths during 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 9 deaths, or 16.1%. This label represents the FARS nonoccupant grouping, including pedestrians, pedalcyclists and other or unknown nonoccupants. The other category can include occupants of motor vehicles not in transport, such as parked vehicles, so the label is not a literal test of whether someone was outside a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

The truck accident vehicle records list 57 large trucks in fatal crashes during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors, described in the table as semi or tractor-trailer units, numbered 41 and represented 71.9% of those large trucks. Single-unit and other large trucks numbered 16. The count of large trucks recorded as jackknifed was 1.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

These figures count vehicles, not crashes or deaths. A truck crash can involve multiple large trucks, so the 57 large trucks and the 52 fatal crashes describe different measures. The jackknife figure likewise counts trucks rather than people killed.^{[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

Manner of collision describes the first harmful event. Rear-end recorded 20 deaths (35.7%); Angle (side impact), 15 (26.8%); Head-on, 3 (5.4%); and Sideswipe, 4 (7.1%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 14 (25.0%). That row means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, including events involving pedestrians, cyclists, parked vehicles, fixed objects or rollovers. A vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separately, truck accident deaths by crash configuration were Single-vehicle, 10 (17.9%); Two-vehicle, 37 (66.1%); and Three or more vehicles, 9 (16.1%). Configuration describes the number of vehicles involved, while manner of collision classifies the first harmful event. These are distinct groupings of deaths.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate truck accident deaths numbered 24, representing 42.9% of the county total. The listed route-coded counts were 23 deaths for I-10 and 1 for I-42. These figures use the interstate route classification and a parseable I-route number; the listed routes are a coded subset, not a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime recorded 23 deaths (41.1%), and nighttime recorded 33 (58.9%). Urban locations accounted for 45 deaths (80.4%), while rural locations accounted for 11 (19.6%). Work-zone deaths numbered 2. Each of these figures counts deaths rather than trucks or crashes during 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Texas and the United States

The average annual truck accident death rate was 1.3 per 100,000 residents in El Paso County, compared with 2.5 in Texas and 1.6 nationally. The county rate was lower than both comparison rates. The associated death counts for 2020 through 2024 were 56 in the county, 3,712 statewide and 27,553 nationally. No neighboring county rates are supplied in the fact sheet.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

These rates express average annual deaths per 100,000 residents, using deaths at crash locations and annual Census population estimates. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. The county's July 1, 2024 population estimate of 879,894 is shown separately; the rate uses the sum of annual estimates for the reporting period.^{[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 NHTSA's census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and an occupant or nonoccupant death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. Counts follow crash location, not the deceased person's residence. When reading with "truck accident lawyer" in mind, keep that location grouping in view.^[9][6][7][8]

The 2020 through 2023 records are Final Files; 2024 uses the revisable Annual Report File. Rates divide deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025 and multiply by 100,000. The separate July 1, 2024 estimate is not the denominator, and rates do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

On related publications

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