Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Oldham County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 5
- Population
- 1.8K
In 2024, 10 people died in 5 fatal crashes in Oldham County, Texas. That was 150.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 557.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Oldham County had the 86th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 30 people died, an average of 6.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 10% of deaths.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
557.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 42 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 48 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
339.8
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 24 times the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 28 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+150%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 10 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 |
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 | 339.8 |
| 2021 | 230.7 |
| 2022 | 340.3 |
| 2023 | 225.6 |
| 2024 | 557.4 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
10%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About half the share in Texas: 18%
- About 55 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 9 |
| Pedestrians | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Oldham County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 1 | 10% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 1 | 10% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 0 | 0% | 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
0%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- 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 Texas: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Oldham County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 0.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 20.0% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 40.0% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
20%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About one-third of the share in Texas: 60%
- About 35 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
40%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 1.2 times the share in Texas: 34%
- About 1.2 times the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 2 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 0 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 2 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 1 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 0 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 7 |
| Tue | 4 |
| Wed | 0 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 3 |
| Jul | 3 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 2 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 17 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 14 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| 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-4011
- I-40/OLD ROUTE 663
- US-3852
- US-385/TEXAS PLAINS TRL1
- RM 10611
- I-40 RAMP1
- I 40 FRONTAGE1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 16 |
| Pickup trucks | 6 |
| SUVs | 4 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Cars | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia4
- GMC Sierra2
- Kenworth T6802
- Peterbilt 3892
- Volvo Truck VNL2
- Audi TT1
- Cadillac XTS1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Chevrolet Tahoe1
- Chrysler Pacifica1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2024 | — | I-40 | 3 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2024 | — | I-40 | 2 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2024 | — | I-40 | 3 |
| Jun 19, 2023 | — | US-385/TEXAS PLAINS TRL | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | — | I 40 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | — | I-40/OLD ROUTE 66 | 2 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | — | I-40/OLD ROUTE 66 | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2022 | — | I-40 | 4 |
| Dec 14, 2021 | — | RM 1061 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2021 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | — | US-385 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2021 | — | US-385 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2020 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2020 | — | I-40/OLD ROUTE 66 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | — | I-40 | 1 |
| May 5, 2020 | — | I-40 | 2 |
| Feb 24, 2020 | — | I-40 RAMP | 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.