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

Truck accident deaths in Taylor County by year

Truck accident deaths fell from 3 in 2020 to 2 in 2021, then rose to 7 in 2022. The count fell to 3 in 2023 before rising to 6 in 2024. The highest count was 7 in 2022; the lowest was 2 in 2021. The 2024 count was 3 deaths higher than the 2020 count.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The corresponding shares of all traffic deaths were 15.8% in 2020, 8.3% in 2021, 22.6% in 2022, 27.3% in 2023 and 25.0% in 2024. Although 2022 had the highest truck accident death count, 2023 had the highest share. All traffic deaths numbered 19, 24, 31, 11 and 24 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 Taylor County truck accidents

People in the large truck accounted for 7 deaths, or 33.3%. People in other vehicles accounted for 12 deaths, or 57.1%, the largest person category. The row labeled "Pedestrians, bicyclists and other people outside vehicles" recorded 2 deaths, or 9.5%.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

That quoted label represents the FARS nonoccupant grouping, including pedestrians, pedalcyclists and other or unknown nonoccupants. Its other category can include occupants of parked motor vehicles, so the label is not a literal test of whether someone was outside a vehicle. These categories describe people who died in truck accidents.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

The trucks involved

Fatal crashes in Taylor County involved 18 large trucks during 2020 through 2024. Truck-tractors, identified as semi or tractor-trailer units, numbered 12 and represented 66.7% of those trucks. Single-unit and other large trucks numbered 6. The count of large trucks recorded as jackknifed was 0.^{[1][2][3][4][5][8][7]}

These are vehicle counts, distinct from the 17 fatal crashes and 21 truck accident deaths. A crash can involve multiple large trucks. The truck-tractor share describes the vehicles in the trucks table; it is not a share of crashes or of people who died.^{[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 4 deaths (19.0%); head-on, 3 (14.3%); rear-end, 1 (4.8%); sideswipe, 1 (4.8%); and other, 3 (14.3%). "Not a collision with another moving vehicle" recorded 9 deaths (42.9%). This means no collision with another motor vehicle in transport, such as a pedestrian, cyclist, parked-vehicle or fixed-object impact, or a rollover. 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, 6 (28.6%); two-vehicle, 11 (52.4%); and three or more vehicles, 4 (19.0%). Configuration describes vehicle involvement separately from manner of collision.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Interstates, time of day and setting

Interstate truck accident deaths numbered 11, or 52.4%. The listed route-coded count for I-20 was 11 deaths. Interstate identification requires an interstate route classification and a readable I-route number in the road identifier. These route-coded figures describe the supplied subset, not a full road network.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Daytime recorded 12 deaths (57.1%), while nighttime recorded 9 (42.9%). The urban classification recorded 9 deaths (42.9%); the rural classification recorded 12 (57.1%). Work-zone deaths numbered 0. Each of these figures counts people who died in qualifying crashes, rather than the number of trucks or crashes.^{[1][2][3][4][5][7]}

Truck accident death rate compared with Texas and the United States

Taylor County's truck accident death rate was 2.9 average annual deaths per 100,000 residents for 2020 through 2024. Texas recorded 2.5, and the United States recorded 1.6. The county rate was higher than both comparison rates. The associated death counts were 21 for Taylor County, 3,712 for Texas and 27,553 nationally. No neighboring county rates are listed in this comparison.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

The rates use deaths at the crash location and annual population estimates. They do not adjust for miles driven or visitors, and they do not measure deaths specifically among county residents. For readers searching for a truck accident lawyer, the grouping to keep in mind is crash location rather than the home address of the person who died.^{[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

NHTSA's census of fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes is FARS. To qualify for inclusion, a crash must involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public, and an occupant or nonoccupant must die within 30 days. The crash location determines where the crash is counted, not the deceased person's residence. Neither nonfatal crashes nor injuries are included.^[9][6][7][8]

The 2020 through 2023 figures use FARS Final Files. The 2024 Annual Report File can change when replaced with the Final File. Rates divide deaths by summed annual Census Bureau population estimates from Vintage 2025 and multiply by 100,000. The separately shown July 1, 2024 estimate of 148,390 is not the rate denominator. Rates do not adjust for miles driven or visitors.^[9][6][7][8]