Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Walker County, Texas
County in Texas · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 22
- Fatal crashes
- 22
- Population
- 83.5K
In 2024, 22 people died in 22 fatal crashes in Walker County, Texas. That was 69.2% more than in 2023 (13) and the most in any year since 2020. The death rate was 26.4 per 100,000 residents, compared with 13.3 in Texas and 11.5 in the United States. Walker County had the 38th most traffic deaths among Texas's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 78 people died, an average of 16 a year. Pedestrians accounted for 23% of deaths, and 36% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
26.4
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About double the rate in Texas: 13.3
- About double the rate in the United States: 11.5
19.5
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.4 times the average in Texas: 14.1
- About 1.6 times the average in the United States: 12.3
+69%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
13 deaths in 2023, 22 in 2024
- Texas: -3%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | 10 |
| 2021 | 15 | 14 |
| 2022 | 15 | 12 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 |
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 | 17.0 |
| 2021 | 19.1 |
| 2022 | 18.8 |
| 2023 | 15.8 |
| 2024 | 26.4 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
23%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 1.2 times the share in Texas: 18%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 15 |
| Pedestrians | 5 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 0 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Walker County | Share in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 5 | 23% | 18% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 9% | 14% |
| Cyclists | 0 | 0% | 2% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 5 | 23% | 40% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 8 | 36% | 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
36%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About the same as the share in Texas: 36%
- About 1.3 times the share in the United States: 28%
14%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About half the share in Texas: 25%
- About 55 percent of the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Walker County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 13.6% | 24.9% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 36.4% | 35.7% | 28.1% |
| At night | 45.5% | 59.5% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 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
45%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in Texas: 60%
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
18%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About half the share in Texas: 34%
- About 55 percent of the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 5 |
| 1am | 3 |
| 2am | 1 |
| 3am | 4 |
| 4am | 0 |
| 5am | 2 |
| 6am | 5 |
| 7am | 2 |
| 8am | 2 |
| 9am | 2 |
| 10am | 0 |
| 11am | 1 |
| 12pm | 2 |
| 1pm | 2 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 4 |
| 4pm | 5 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 8 |
| 7pm | 3 |
| 8pm | 2 |
| 9pm | 2 |
| 10pm | 6 |
| 11pm | 4 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 9 |
| Mon | 5 |
| Tue | 13 |
| Wed | 7 |
| Thu | 11 |
| Fri | 13 |
| Sat | 13 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6 |
| Feb | 3 |
| Mar | 5 |
| Apr | 4 |
| May | 6 |
| Jun | 6 |
| Jul | 7 |
| Aug | 4 |
| Sep | 9 |
| Oct | 4 |
| Nov | 12 |
| Dec | 5 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 51 |
| Cloudy | 17 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| 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 | 32 |
| Daylight | 30 |
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dawn | 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
- I-4518
- SR-7510
- SR-198
- US-1905
- FM 9805
- FM 16962
- FM 2472
- FM 13742
- FM 22961
- MU-MARTIN LUTHER KING DR1
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 33 |
| Pickup trucks | 27 |
| SUVs | 19 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 17 |
| Motorcycles | 8 |
| Other vehicles | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Chevrolet Silverado6
- Ford F-1505
- Freightliner Cascadia4
- Toyota Camry4
- Chevrolet Impala3
- Dodge Ram3
- Ford F-3503
- Ram 25003
- Toyota 4-Runner3
- Chevrolet Colorado2
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 21, 2023 | — | SR-30 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Huntsville | FM 247 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | New Waverly | SR-75 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Huntsville | FM 2821W | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | — | FM 1696 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | New Waverly | I-45 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | — | FM 2929 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | — | FM 980 | 1 |
| May 7, 2023 | — | FM 230 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2023 | — | SR-19 | 1 |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Huntsville | SR-19 | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2022 | New Waverly | I-45 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2022 | — | I-45 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | — | FM 1696 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | New Waverly | I-45 | 3 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | — | SR-75 | 1 |
| May 26, 2022 | — | I-45 | 1 |
| May 8, 2022 | — | SR-75 | 2 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | — | US-190 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Huntsville | SR-30/RIVERSIDE DR | 1 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | — | I-45/US-190 | 1 |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Huntsville | I-45 S RAMP | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2021 | — | I-45 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2021 | — | FM 980 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | — | FM 1375 | 1 |
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Cities in Walker County
| Area | Deaths, 2024 | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | 8 | 16.3 |
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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.