Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Morris County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- Population
- 12.2K
In 2024, 10 people died in 7 fatal crashes in Morris County, Texas. The death rate was 82.2 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Morris County had the 86th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 23 people died, an average of 4.6 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 14% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
82.2
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 6 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 7 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
47.7
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 3 times the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.3
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 |
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 | 41.7 |
| 2021 | 41.6 |
| 2022 | 24.9 |
| 2024 | 82.2 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 18%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 10 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Morris County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 3 | 30% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 10% | 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%
43%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.7 times the share in Texas: 25%
- About 1.7 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Morris County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 42.9% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 14.3% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 57.1% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 71.4% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
57%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About the same as the share in Texas: 60%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
71%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About double the share in Texas: 34%
- About double the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 1 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 4 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 3 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 5 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 5 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 4 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 2 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 4 |
| Dec | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| 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 | 9 |
| Daylight | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
| Dusk | 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
- US-677
- I-305
- US-2593
- SR-492
- FM 1441
- SR-49/TEXAS HWY1
- US-259/CR-TEXAS FOREST TRL1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pickup trucks | 10 |
| Cars | 6 |
| SUVs | 6 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 2 |
| Vans | 2 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Dodge Ram3
- Chevrolet Silverado3
- Toyota Tundra1
- Toyota Sienna1
- Toyota Corolla1
- Toyota Avalon1
- Suzuki Forenza1
- Ram 35001
- Nissan Rogue1
- Kia Sorento1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2024 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | — | SR-49 | 4 |
| Oct 20, 2024 | — | US-259 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | — | US-67 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2024 | — | FM 144 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Omaha | US-67 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | — | US-67 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2022 | — | US-259/CR-TEXAS FOREST TRL | 1 |
| Jul 5, 2022 | — | US-259 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2022 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | — | SR-49 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2021 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2021 | — | US-67 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2021 | — | SR-49/TEXAS HWY | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Naples | US-67 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2020 | — | US-259 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2020 | Naples | US-67 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2020 | — | I-30 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2020 | Naples | US-67 | 1 |
| May 24, 2020 | — | I-30 | 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.