Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Hudspeth County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 18
- Fatal crashes
- 14
- Population
- 3.4K
In 2024, 18 people died in 14 fatal crashes in Hudspeth County, Texas. That was 350.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 521.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Hudspeth County had the 46th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 44 people died, an average of 8.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 11% of deaths, and 14% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
521.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 39 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 45 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
263.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 19 times the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 21 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+350%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 18 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 18 | 14 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 282.2 |
| 2021 | 152.7 |
| 2022 | 235.4 |
| 2023 | 117.7 |
| 2024 | 521.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
11%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 60 percent of the share in Texas: 18%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 15 |
| Pedestrians | 2 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Hudspeth County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 2 | 11% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 6% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 17% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 11% | 36% |
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
14%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 40 percent of the share in Texas: 36%
- About half the share in the United States: 28%
14%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 55 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
- About 60 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Hudspeth County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 14.3% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 14.3% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 28.6% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 21.4% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
29%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About half the share in Texas: 60%
- About half the share in the United States: 54%
21%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About two-thirds of the share in Texas: 34%
- About two-thirds of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 3 |
| 7am | 3 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 1 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 1 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 1 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 2 |
| Mon | 8 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 8 |
| Thu | 6 |
| Fri | 6 |
| Sat | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 5 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 6 |
| Aug | 3 |
| Sep | 3 |
| Oct | 2 |
| Nov | 3 |
| Dec | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 31 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 3 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 17 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 15 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dawn | 1 |
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-1018
- US-629
- I-10/TEXAS MOUNTAIN TRL3
- I-10/TEXAS MOUNTIAN TRL1
- I-10/TX MOUNTAIN TRL1
- I-10 SVRD/CR-ACCESS RD1
- FM 22491
- FM 15761
- CR-SANDY RD1
- SR-20/TEXAS MOUNTAIN TRL1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 15 |
| Pickup trucks | 14 |
| Cars | 8 |
| SUVs | 7 |
| Motorcycles | 3 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-1505
- Freightliner Cascadia4
- Volvo Truck VNL3
- Chevrolet Silverado2
- Ram 15002
- Buick LaCrosse1
- Chevrolet Colorado1
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chevrolet GMT-4001
- Chevrolet Trailblazer1
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 | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2024 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2024 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2024 | — | US-62 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2024 | — | I-10 | 5 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| May 28, 2024 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | — | US-62 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | — | US-62 | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | — | FM 2249 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | — | US-62 | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | — | I-10/TEXAS MOUNTIAN TRL | 2 |
| Mar 6, 2023 | — | I-10/TEXAS MOUNTAIN TRL | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2022 | — | US-62 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | — | I-10/TEXAS MOUNTAIN TRL | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2022 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2022 | — | US-62 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2022 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2022 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2022 | — | FM 1576 | 1 |
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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.