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

Truck accident deaths in Parker County by year

Annual truck accident deaths were 5 in 2020, 5 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 3 in 2023 and 9 in 2024. The highest count was in 2024; 2022 and 2023 shared the lowest count. The 2024 count was 4 deaths higher than the 2020 count. Deaths were unchanged from 2020 to 2021, fell in 2022, remained unchanged in 2023 and rose in 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The share of all traffic deaths attributed to truck accidents followed a different sequence: 23.8% in 2020, 15.6% in 2021, 18.8% in 2022, 13.0% in 2023 and 25.7% in 2024. All traffic deaths numbered 21, 32, 16, 23 and 35 in those respective years.^{[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 Parker County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 5 deaths, or 20.0%, while People in other vehicles accounted for 15 deaths, or 60.0%. People in other vehicles were the largest category of truck accident deaths in Parker County during 2020 through 2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The row "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 5 deaths, or 20.0%. This is the FARS nonoccupant grouping, which includes pedestrians, pedalcyclists and other or unknown nonoccupants. The other category can include occupants of parked motor 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 vehicle records identify 30 large trucks involved in fatal crashes in Parker County from 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors (semi or tractor-trailer units) accounted for 21 trucks, representing 70.0% of the large trucks recorded. Single-unit and other large trucks accounted for 9 trucks. The count of large trucks recorded as jackknifed was 0.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

These are vehicle counts, distinct from the 25 fatal crashes and 25 truck accident deaths recorded for the period. A crash can involve multiple large trucks, so the truck total 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. Rear-end recorded 9 deaths (36.0%); Angle (side impact), 7 (28.0%); Head-on, 2 (8.0%); Sideswipe, 0 (0.0%); and Other, 1 (4.0%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 6 deaths (24.0%). That row means no collision with a motor vehicle in transport, including events such as striking a pedestrian, cyclist, parked vehicle or fixed object, or a rollover. A vehicle stopped in traffic can be in transport.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Separate truck accident configuration figures assign 3 deaths (12.0%) to single-vehicle crashes, 19 (76.0%) to two-vehicle crashes and 3 (12.0%) to crashes involving three or more vehicles.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate-coded truck accident deaths numbered 10, or 40.0%, in Parker County during 2020 through 2024. The listed route-coded counts were 9 deaths for I-20 and 1 for I-30. These figures require an interstate route code and a readable I-route number; the listed routes are a coded subset, not a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime recorded 14 deaths (56.0%), while nighttime recorded 11 (44.0%). The land-use categories recorded 12 urban deaths (48.0%) and 13 rural deaths (52.0%). Work-zone records identified 2 deaths. Each of these figures counts people killed, rather than trucks or fatal crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Texas and the United States

Parker County's truck accident death rate was 3.0 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Texas recorded 2.5 and the United States recorded 1.6 on the same measure. The county rate was higher than both. The corresponding death counts were 25 in Parker County, 3,712 in Texas and 27,553 nationally.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Among the listed neighboring counties, rates were 1.1 in Tarrant County, 2.7 in Johnson County and 5.6 in Wise County. Parker County's rate was higher than Tarrant County's and Johnson County's, but lower than Wise County's. These rates use summed annual population estimates and 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 NHTSA's census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Inclusion requires a motor vehicle on a trafficway customarily open to the public and a death within 30 days. Nonfatal crashes and injuries are excluded. For readers searching for a truck accident lawyer, these counts group deaths by crash location, not where people lived.^[9][6][7][8]

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

See also

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