Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Palmer, Texas
City in Ellis County · Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 5
- Fatal crashes
- 5
In 2024, 5 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Palmer, Texas. Between 2020 and 2024, 11 people died, an average of 2.2 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 40% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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Road users
Who died
40%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 3 times the share in Ellis County, Texas: 15%
- About double the share in Texas: 18%
- About double the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 3 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Palmer | Share in Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 40% | 15% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 22% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 24% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 39% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 5 percent of the share in Ellis County, Texas: 40%
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 36%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Ellis County, Texas: 20%
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Palmer | Ellis County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 20.0% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 40.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 60.0% | 42.5% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 40.0% | 32.5% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
60%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.4 times the share in Ellis County, Texas: 43%
- About the same as the share in Texas: 60%
- About 1.1 times the share in the United States: 54%
40%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.2 times the share in Ellis County, Texas: 33%
- About 1.2 times the share in Texas: 34%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 3 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 2 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 1 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 0 |
| Fri | 3 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 7 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Daylight | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- I-459
- I45 FRONTAGE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 5 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Pickup trucks | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Volvo Truck VNR1
- Volkswagen Beetle1
- Toyota SCION tC1
- Lincoln LS1
- Kia Forte1
- Kenworth T6 Series1
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- Ford Fusion1
- Ford F-1501
- Dodge Ram1
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2024 | I-45 | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | I-45 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | I-45 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2024 | I-45 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | I45 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | I-45 | 1 |
| May 9, 2021 | I-45 | 1 |
| Dec 8, 2020 | I-45 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | I-45 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2020 | I-45 | 2 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.