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

Truck accident deaths in Harrison County by year

Truck accident deaths fell from 7 in 2020 to 5 in 2021, then to 2 in 2022. The count rose to 5 in 2023 and remained at 5 in 2024. The highest count was in 2020, and the lowest was in 2022. The 2024 count was 2 deaths lower than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The annual share of traffic deaths occurring in truck accidents was 26.9% in 2020, 18.5% in 2021, 15.4% in 2022, 22.7% in 2023 and 33.3% in 2024. All traffic deaths numbered 26, 27, 13, 22 and 15 in those respective years. Although truck accident deaths were unchanged from 2023 to 2024, their share of all traffic deaths increased.^{[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 Harrison County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 6 deaths, or 25.0%. People in other vehicles accounted for 14 deaths, or 58.3%, the largest person category for Harrison County truck accident deaths. The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 4 deaths, or 16.7%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The FARS nonoccupant grouping is represented by that quoted label and includes pedestrians, pedalcyclists and other or unknown nonoccupants. Occupants of motor vehicles not in transport, such as parked vehicles, can fall within the other category. Accordingly, the classification concerns person type rather than literally testing whether someone is outside a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

The truck accident records identify 24 large trucks in fatal crashes during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors (semi or tractor-trailer units) numbered 18, accounting for 75.0% of those large trucks. Single-unit and other large trucks numbered 6. The count of large trucks recorded as jackknifed was 2.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

These figures count vehicles, rather than crashes or deaths. A fatal crash can involve multiple large trucks, so the truck count is distinct from the county's 23 fatal crashes and 24 deaths. The jackknife figure likewise describes trucks recorded as jackknifed, not a separate death count.^{[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. Angle (side impact) recorded 8 deaths (33.3%); head-on, 1 (4.2%); rear-end, 6 (25.0%); sideswipe, 1 (4.2%); and other, 1 (4.2%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 7 deaths (29.2%). This means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, including events such as striking a pedestrian or parked vehicle, or a rollover. A vehicle in transport can be stopped in traffic.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separate truck accident configuration figures classify deaths by vehicle count: single-vehicle crashes accounted for 6 deaths (25.0%), two-vehicle crashes for 16 (66.7%), and crashes involving three or more vehicles for 2 (8.3%). These categories are distinct from manner of collision.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate truck accident deaths numbered 15, or 62.5%. The listed route-coded count for I-20 was 15 deaths. Interstate identification uses ROUTE=1 with a parseable interstate route number in TWAY_ID; the listed route counts are a subset, not a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime recorded 13 deaths (54.2%), while nighttime recorded 11 (45.8%). Urban locations accounted for 5 deaths (20.8%), and rural locations accounted for 19 (79.2%). Work-zone records identified 2 deaths. These figures describe deaths grouped by roadway coding, time of day, land use or work-zone status, rather than counts of trucks.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Texas and the United States

Harrison County's truck accident death rate was 6.8 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. The Texas rate was 2.5, and the national rate was 1.6. Harrison County's rate was higher than both. These rates use deaths divided 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, Panola County, Texas, had a rate of 26.4; Gregg County, Texas, had 3.8; and Caddo Parish, Louisiana, had 1.9. Harrison County's rate was lower than Panola County's and higher than Gregg County's and Caddo Parish's. The county's separately reported 2024 population estimate of 71,410 is not the denominator used for this rate.^{[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 counts fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes on trafficways customarily open to the public when an occupant or nonoccupant dies within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. County assignment follows the crash location, not where those killed lived. When reading with "truck accident lawyer" in mind, keep that location-based grouping in view.^[9][6][7][8]

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

See also

• Truck accident statistics for Gregg County, Texas (2020-2024)
• Truck accident statistics for Panola County, Texas (2020-2024)