Fatal crash profile · City
Traffic deaths in Huntsville, Texas
City in Walker County · Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 8
- Fatal crashes
- 8
- Population
- 49K
In 2024, 8 people died in 8 fatal crashes in Huntsville, Texas. That was 100.0% more than in 2023 (4) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 16.3 per 100,000 residents, compared with 26.4 in Walker County, 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Between 2020 and 2024, 19 people died, an average of 3.8 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. Pedestrians accounted for 38% of deaths, and 25% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
16.3
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 60 percent of the rate in Walker County, Texas: 26.4
- About 1.2 times the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About 1.4 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
+100%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
4 deaths in 2023, 8 in 2024
- Walker County, Texas: +69%
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
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 | 2.2 |
| 2021 | 6.4 |
| 2022 | 6.3 |
| 2023 | 8.1 |
| 2024 | 16.3 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
38%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.7 times the share in Walker County, Texas: 23%
- About double the share in Texas: 18%
- About double the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 4 |
| Pedestrians | 3 |
| Motorcyclists | 1 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Huntsville | Share in Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 3 | 38% | 23% |
| Motorcyclists | 1 | 13% | 9% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 2 | 25% | 23% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 2 | 25% | 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
25%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About two-thirds of the share in Walker County, Texas: 36%
- About two-thirds of the share in Texas: 36%
- About 90 percent of the share in the United States: 28%
0%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 5 percent of the share in Walker County, Texas: 14%
- About 5 percent of the share in Texas: 25%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Huntsville | Walker County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 0.0% | 13.6% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 25.0% | 36.4% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 50.0% | 45.5% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 12.5% | 18.2% | 34.1% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
50%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About 1.1 times the share in Walker County, Texas: 45%
- About 85 percent of the share in Texas: 60%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 54%
13%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About two-thirds of the share in Walker County, Texas: 18%
- About 35 percent of the share in Texas: 34%
- About 40 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 3 |
| 1am | 1 |
| 2am | 0 |
| 3am | 1 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 0 |
| 6am | 2 |
| 7am | 0 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 0 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 0 |
| 12pm | 0 |
| 1pm | 1 |
| 2pm | 0 |
| 3pm | 0 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 1 |
| 6pm | 0 |
| 7pm | 2 |
| 8pm | 0 |
| 9pm | 0 |
| 10pm | 2 |
| 11pm | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 3 |
| Mon | 2 |
| Tue | 3 |
| Wed | 2 |
| Thu | 1 |
| Fri | 4 |
| Sat | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1 |
| Feb | 1 |
| Mar | 2 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 0 |
| Jun | 2 |
| Jul | 1 |
| Aug | 2 |
| Sep | 1 |
| Oct | 0 |
| Nov | 6 |
| Dec | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 13 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Daylight | 5 |
| 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
- I-456
- SR-753
- AVENUE F1
- FM 2471
- FM 2821W1
- I-45 S RAMP1
- MU-CHAMPION WOOD YARD RD1
- MU-MARTIN LUTHER KING DR1
- SR-191
- SR-30/RIVERSIDE DR1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 8 |
| Pickup trucks | 7 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 4 |
| SUVs | 3 |
| Motorcycles | 2 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Freightliner Cascadia2
- Ford F-1502
- Western Star 49001
- Volkswagen Jetta1
- Toyota Camry1
- Ram 25001
- Ram 15001
- Mitsubishi Mirage G41
- KR Motors Co., Ltd. GD250/GD250R1
- Kia Forte1
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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2024 | US-190/PHELPS DR | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2024 | SR-75 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | I-45 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | SR-75 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2024 | I-45 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | MU-MARTIN LUTHER KING DR | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2024 | MU-CHAMPION WOOD YARD RD | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2024 | I-45 | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | I-45 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2023 | I-45 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | FM 247 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | FM 2821W | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2022 | SR-19 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2022 | SR-30/RIVERSIDE DR | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2022 | I-45 S RAMP | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | AVENUE F | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | SR-75 | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2021 | US-190 | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2020 | I-45 | 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.