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Traffic deaths in Presidio County, Texas

County in Texas · United States

Deaths, 2024
4
Fatal crashes
4
Population
5.6K

In 2024, 4 people died in 4 fatal crashes in Presidio County, Texas. That was 33.3% more than in 2023 (3) and the most since 2021. The death rate was 71.1 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Presidio County had the 156th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 15 people died, an average of 3.0 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 25% of deaths, and 50% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.

Deaths

Traffic deaths

71.1

deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024

  • About 5 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
  • About 6 times the rate in the United States: 11.5

50.8

average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024

  • About 4 times the average in Texas: 14.1
  • About 4 times the average in the United States: 12.3

+33%

change in deaths from 2023 to 2024

3 deaths in 2023, 4 in 2024

  • Texas: -3%
  • The United States: -4%
Traffic deaths by year, 2020–2024
Category Deaths Fatal crashes
2020 2 2
2021 4 3
2022 2 2
2023 3 2
2024 4 4

People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.

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Deaths per 100,000 residents, 2020–2024
Category Deaths per 100,000
2020 32.8
2021 65.5
2022 33.7
2023 52.4
2024 71.1

Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.

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Road users

Who died

25%

of deaths were pedestrians

  • About 1.4 times the share in Texas: 18%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 18%
Who died in 2024
Category Deaths
Vehicle occupants and others 3
Pedestrians 1
Motorcyclists 0
Cyclists 0
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Deaths by type, 2024
Type Deaths Share in Presidio County Share in Texas
Pedestrians 1 25% 18%
Motorcyclists 0 0% 14%
Cyclists 0 0% 2%
Alcohol-impaired driving crashes 2 50% 40%
Speeding-related crashes 2 50% 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

50%

of fatal crashes were speeding-related

  • About 1.4 times the share in Texas: 36%
  • About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 28%

50%

of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver

  • About double the share in Texas: 25%
  • About double the share in the United States: 25%
Crash factors in 2024
Category Presidio County Texas United States
Speeding-related 50.0% 24.9% 24.8%
Alcohol-involved 50.0% 35.7% 28.1%
At night 75.0% 59.5% 53.6%
At weekends 25.0% 34.1% 32.6%

Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.

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Timing

When crashes happen

75%

of fatal crashes happened at night

  • About 1.3 times the share in Texas: 60%
  • About 1.4 times the share in the United States: 54%

25%

of fatal crashes happened at weekends

  • About three-quarters of the share in Texas: 34%
  • About three-quarters of the share in the United States: 33%
Fatal crashes by hour of day
Category Fatal crashes
12am 1
1am 0
2am 0
3am 1
4am 0
5am 0
6am 0
7am 0
8am 0
9am 1
10am 0
11am 0
12pm 0
1pm 1
2pm 0
3pm 1
4pm 0
5pm 0
6pm 3
7pm 2
8pm 1
9pm 0
10pm 0
11pm 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by day of week
Category Fatal crashes
Sun 2
Mon 3
Tue 1
Wed 0
Thu 1
Fri 3
Sat 3

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Fatal crashes by month
Category Fatal crashes
Jan 0
Feb 1
Mar 2
Apr 1
May 2
Jun 0
Jul 1
Aug 4
Sep 1
Oct 0
Nov 0
Dec 1

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 12
Severe Crosswinds 1

All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 8
Dark - Not Lighted 4
Dark - Lighted 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

  1. US-679
  2. US-67/TEXAS MOUNTAIN TRL2
  3. FM 170/TEXAS MOUNTAIN TRL1
  4. FM 1112/GOLF COURSE RD1

Road names as recorded in police reports.

Vehicles involved, by type
Category Vehicles
Pickup trucks 6
SUVs 4
Cars 2
Medium and heavy trucks 2
Motorcycles 2
Vans 2

All crashes 2020–2024.

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Vehicles most often involved

  1. Ford F-1503
  2. Harley Davidson Street Glide2
  3. Chevrolet Silverado1
  4. Chevrolet Sonic1
  5. Chevrolet Suburban1
  6. Chevrolet Tahoe1
  7. Chevrolet Traverse1
  8. Ford Aerostar1
  9. Ford F-2501
  10. Kenworth W9001

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 Deaths
Sep 20, 2024 Presidio 1
Aug 27, 2024 — 1
Jul 4, 2024 — 1
Mar 30, 2024 — 1
Aug 21, 2023 — 1
Apr 10, 2023 — 2
May 8, 2022 — 1
Feb 6, 2022 — 1
Aug 27, 2021 — 2
May 22, 2021 — 1
Mar 13, 2021 — 1
Dec 21, 2020 — 1
Aug 28, 2020 — 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.