Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Sutton County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 1
- Fatal crashes
- 1
- Population
- 3.2K
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crash in Sutton County, Texas. The death rate was 30.8 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Sutton County had the 199th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 12 people died, an average of 2.4 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 100% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
30.8
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
91.3
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 6 times the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 7 times the average in the United States: 12.3
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 59.5 |
| 2021 | 151.6 |
| 2022 | 123.4 |
| 2024 | 30.8 |
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 | 1 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Sutton County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 0% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 0 | 0% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 1 | 100% | 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
100%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About 3 times the share in Texas: 36%
- About 4 times 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 | Sutton County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 100.0% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 0.0% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 0.0% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
0%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 60%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
0%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 34%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 0 |
| 1am | 0 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 0 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 1 |
| 6am | 1 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 1 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 1 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 0 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 1 |
| 4pm | 1 |
| 5pm | 0 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 0 |
| 8pm | 1 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 0 |
| 11pm | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 1 |
| Tue | 1 |
| Wed | 3 |
| Thu | 2 |
| Fri | 1 |
| Sat | 0 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 2 |
| Mar | 1 |
| Apr | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 1 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 3 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 10 |
| Snow | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Daylight | 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-105
- RM 31302
- I-10/TEXAS PECOS TRL2
- US-2771
- I-10/TX PECOS TRL1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| Pickup trucks | 4 |
| Cars | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 1 |
| SUVs | 1 |
| Vans | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-3502
- Chevrolet Express1
- Chevrolet Malibu1
- Chevrolet Silverado1
- Ford F-1501
- Freightliner Cascadia1
- Freightliner Columbia1
- Harley Davidson Street Glide Special1
- International 94001
- Jeep Wrangler1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2024 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2022 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | — | RM 3130 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2022 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2021 | — | I-10/TX PECOS TRL | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | — | RM 3130 | 2 |
| May 26, 2021 | — | US-277 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2021 | — | I-10 | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2020 | — | I-10/TEXAS PECOS TRL | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2020 | — | I-10/TEXAS PECOS TRL | 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.