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

Truck accident deaths in Ellis County by year

Truck accident deaths fell from 12 in 2020 to 11 in 2021, then to 8 in 2022 and 6 in 2023. The count rose to 9 in 2024. Within this period, 2020 had the highest count and 2023 had the lowest. The 2024 count was 3 deaths lower than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The annual share of traffic deaths occurring in truck accidents followed a different sequence: 24.0% in 2020, 31.4% in 2021, 24.2% in 2022, 16.2% in 2023 and 22.0% in 2024. That share was highest in 2021. All traffic deaths numbered 50, 35, 33, 37 and 41 in the corresponding years. These annual figures count deaths, rather than fatal crashes.^{[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 Ellis County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 14 deaths, or 30.4%. People in other vehicles accounted for 30 deaths, or 65.2%, the largest person category for truck accident deaths in Ellis County during 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 2 deaths, or 4.3%. This is the FARS nonoccupant grouping, including pedestrians, pedalcyclists and other or unknown nonoccupants. The label is not a literal test of being outside a vehicle: the other category can include occupants of parked motor vehicles.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

Fatal truck accidents in Ellis County involved 46 large trucks during 2020 through 2024. Of those vehicles, 37 were truck-tractors, the category for semi or tractor-trailer units. Truck-tractors represented 80.4% of the large trucks recorded in these fatal crashes. The Single-unit and other large trucks category contained 9 vehicles.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

Large trucks recorded as jackknifed numbered 4. Each measure in the trucks table counts vehicles, rather than crashes or deaths. A fatal truck crash can involve multiple large trucks, so the vehicle counts and the county's 39 fatal crashes describe different measures.^{[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 17 deaths (37.0%), head-on 6 (13.0%), angle (side impact) 5 (10.9%), sideswipe 1 (2.2%) and Other 3 (6.5%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 14 (30.4%). It means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, including events such as rollovers or striking pedestrians, cyclists, parked vehicles or fixed objects. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separately, truck accident deaths by vehicle configuration were single-vehicle, 9 (19.6%); two-vehicle, 31 (67.4%); and three or more vehicles, 6 (13.0%). These shares classify deaths by the number of vehicles involved, separately from manner of collision.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate truck accident deaths numbered 23, or 50.0%, during 2020 through 2024. The listed route-coded counts were 12 deaths for I-45 and 11 for I-35. These figures require interstate route coding and a readable interstate route number; the listed routes are a coded subset, not a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime recorded 28 deaths (60.9%), and nighttime recorded 18 (39.1%). Urban locations accounted for 22 deaths (47.8%), while rural locations accounted for 24 (52.2%). Work-zone truck accident deaths numbered 4. The work-zone figure counts people who died, rather than trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Texas and the United States

Ellis County's truck accident death rate was 4.3 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. The Texas rate was 2.5, and the national rate was 1.6. The county rate was higher than both. These rates divide deaths by the sum of annual population estimates and do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, Dallas County had a rate of 1.6, Tarrant County 1.1, Johnson County 2.7 and Hill County 13.4. Ellis County's rate was higher than those of Dallas, Tarrant and Johnson counties and lower than Hill County's. Among the listed neighboring counties, Hill County had the highest rate and Tarrant County the lowest.^{[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 an occupant or nonoccupant death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. For a truck accident lawyer search, keep the grouping in view: deaths are assigned to the crash county, not the person's home county.^[9][6][7][8]

The 2020 through 2023 records are Final Files; 2024 uses the revisable Annual Report File. Rates use deaths divided by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025, multiplied by 100,000. The separately shown July 1, 2024 population estimate is not that denominator. Rates measure average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjustments for miles driven or visitors.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

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

On related publications

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