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

Truck accident deaths in McLennan County by year

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

The share of all traffic deaths attributed to truck accidents was 18.2% in 2020, 8.1% in 2021, 9.8% in 2022, 26.5% in 2023 and 9.1% in 2024. All traffic deaths numbered 33, 37, 41, 34 and 22, respectively. The highest truck accident death share occurred in 2023; the lowest occurred in 2021.^{[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 McLennan County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 3 deaths, or 12.5%. People in other vehicles accounted for 12 deaths, or 50.0%, the largest person category. The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" accounted for 9 deaths, or 37.5%, in truck accidents during 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

That quoted label identifies 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. It is therefore not a literal test of whether someone was outside a vehicle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

The truck accident records contain 25 large trucks involved in fatal crashes during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors (semi or tractor-trailer units) numbered 20 and represented 80.0% of those large trucks. Single-unit and other large trucks numbered 5. Large trucks recorded as jackknifed numbered 0.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

Each figure in this table counts vehicles. These are distinct from the county's 22 fatal crashes and 24 deaths in truck accidents during the same period. A crash can involve multiple large trucks, so the truck count is not a count of separate crashes or 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. Angle (side impact) accounted for 4 deaths (16.7%), head-on for 2 (8.3%), rear-end for 6 (25.0%) and sideswipe for 1 (4.2%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" accounted for 11 (45.8%). This means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, which can include a vehicle stopped in traffic. Examples include striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separately, truck accident deaths by crash configuration were 7 (29.2%) in single-vehicle crashes, 13 (54.2%) in two-vehicle crashes and 4 (16.7%) in crashes involving three or more vehicles. Configuration describes vehicle counts rather than manner of collision.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate truck accident deaths numbered 13, or 54.2%, during 2020 through 2024. The listed route-coded count for I-35 was 13 deaths. These interstate figures require ROUTE=1 and a parseable interstate route number in TWAY_ID; the listed routes are a route-coded subset, not a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime, from 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m., accounted for 9 deaths (37.5%). Nighttime, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., accounted for 15 (62.5%). Urban locations recorded 11 deaths (45.8%), while rural locations recorded 13 (54.2%). The work-zone count was 1 death. These figures count deaths in truck accidents, not trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Texas and the United States

McLennan County's truck accident death rate was 1.8 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. That rate was lower than Texas at 2.5 and higher than the United States at 1.6. The corresponding death counts were 24 for McLennan County, 3,712 for Texas and 27,553 nationally.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, Bell County recorded 40 deaths and a rate of 2.1; Hill County recorded 25 deaths and a rate of 13.4. McLennan County's rate was lower than both listed neighbors. Rates use the sum of annual Census population estimates and do not adjust for miles driven or visitors. Readers searching for a truck accident lawyer should keep these location-based death counts distinct from population-based rates.^{[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. It excludes nonfatal crashes and injuries. County counts follow crash location, not the deceased person's residence. Records for 2020 through 2023 are Final Files; 2024 uses the Annual Report File and may change when replaced by the Final File.^[9][6][7][8]

Rates divide 2020 through 2024 deaths by the sum of annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025, then multiply by 100,000. They express average annual deaths per 100,000 residents without adjusting for miles driven or visitors. The separate July 1, 2024 population estimate of 270,348 is not the rate denominator.^[9][6][7][8]

See also

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