2009 STATE OF TEXAS CAR ACCIDENT AND INJURY STATS
Below is a summary of wrongful death and personal injury causing car accident stats from the Texas Department of Public Safety. Figures for 2010 have not been released.
TEXAS WRONGFUL DEATHS FROM CAR ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ALCHOL, DUI, OR DWI
- How many pedestrians and bicyclists were killed by drunk drivers in Texas? 48
- How many car passengers were killed by drunk drivers in Texas? 163
- How many drunk or intoxicated drivers killed themselves in Texas? 613
- How many people driving cars that were killed by drunk drivers in Texas? 132
TEXAS DRUNK DRIVING CAR ACCIDENTS BY COUNTY
- How many drunk driving car accidents were in Dallas County? 2665
- How many drunk driving car accident were in Tarrant County? 1877
- How many drunk driving accidents were in Denton County? 689
- How many drunk driving accidents were in Collin County? 493
- How many drunk driving accidents were in Rockwall County? 68
- How many drunk driving accidents were in Ellis County? 138
- How many drunk driving accidents were in Johnson County? 145
- How many drunk driving accidents were in Kaufman County? 125
- How many drunk driving accidents were in Grayson County? 149
- How many drunk driving accidents were in Wichita County? 134
- How many drunk driving accidents were in Parker County? 175
- How many drunk driving accidents were in Wise County? 75
- How many drunk driving accidents were in Bowie County? 110
TEXAS Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of Drunk Drivers
- Of the 835 drunk drivers that were BAC tested, were percentage had blood alcohol levels at 0.000 or negative? 32.10%, 268 were drunk drivers killed by the car accident
- Of the 835 drunk drivers that were BAC tested, were percentage had blood alcohol levels at 0.001 to 0.079? 5.99%, 50 were drunk drivers killed by the car accident
- Of the 835 drunk drivers that were BAC tested, were percentage had blood alcohol levels at 0.080 [legal intoxication level] or higher? 49.34%, 412 were drunk drivers killed by the accident
- How many drunk drivers involved in wrongful death crashes were under 21? 117
- How many drunk drivers involved in wrongful death crashes were under 21-25? 174
- How many drunk drivers involved in wrongful death crashes were under 26-30? 142
- How many drunk drivers involved in wrongful death crashes were under 31-35? 115
- How many drunk drivers involved in wrongful death crashes were under 36-40? 86
- How many drunk drivers involved in wrongful death crashes were under 41-45? 76
- How many drunk drivers involved in wrongful death crashes were under 46-50? 77
- How many drunk drivers involved in wrongful death crashes were under 51-55? 48
- How many drunk drivers involved in wrongful death crashes were under 56-60? 28
- How many drunk drivers involved in wrongful death crashes were under 61-65? 17
TEXAS CAR ACCIDENT WRONGFUL DEATH CRASHES DURING HOLIDAYS
- How many people were killed in wrongful death car accidents on Memorial Day Holiday weekend? 35
- How many people were killed in wrongful death car accidents on Fourth of July Holiday weekend? 37
- How many people were killed in wrongful death car accidents on Labor Day Holiday weekend? 43
- How many people were killed in wrongful death car accidents on Thanksgiving Holiday weekend? 39
- How many people were killed in wrongful death car accidents on Christmas Holiday weekend? 23
- How many people were killed in wrongful death car accidents on New Years Holiday weekend? 39
TEXAS CAR ACCIDENT WRONGFUL DEATH CRASHES INVOLVING SPEEDING
- How many passengers were killed by speeding drivers? 78
- How many pedestrians were killed by speeding drivers? 10
- How many persons were killed while riding with speeding drivers? 61
TEXAS EVENT CAUSING WRONGFUL DEATH CRASHES
- How many people died from accidents with animals? 20
- How many people died from accidents with fixed objects? 937
- How many people died from accidents with other vehicles? 1246
- How many people died in overturned vehicle accidents? 441
- How many people died from accidents when in a parked car? 35
- How many people died as pedestrian involved in car accidents? 46
- How many people died riding bicycles that were involved in car accidents? 46
- How many people died from involvement in railroad train car accidents? 14
TEXAS EVENT CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY CAR ACCIDENTS
- How many people were injured from accidents with animals? 2438
- How many people were injured from accidents with fixed objects? 41102
- How many people were injured from accidents with other vehicles? 162,354
- How many people were injured in overturned vehicle accidents? 15,721
- How many people were injured from accidents when in a parked car? 3406
- How many people were injured as pedestrians involved in car accidents? 6551
- How many people were injured riding bicycles that were involved in car accidents? 3355
- How many people were injured from involvement in railroad train car accidents? 96
TEXAS WEATHER EVENT CAUSING WRONGFUL DEATH ACCIDENTS
- How many people were killed in wrongful death car accidents by blowing sand/snow? 3
- How many people were killed in wrongful death car accidents by cloudy weather? 2535
- How many people were killed in wrongful death car accidents by fog? 41
- How many people were killed in wrongful death car accidents by rain? 167
- How many people were killed in wrongful death car accidents by severe crosswinds? 1
- How many people were killed in wrongful death car accidents by snow? 5
- How many people were killed from all weather causing events? 2793
TEXAS WEATHER EVENT CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENTS
- How many people were injured in car accidents from blowing sand/snow? 82
- How many people were injured in car accidents from cloudy weather? 136,951
- How many people were injured in car accidents from fog? 915
- How many people were injured in car accidents from rain? 15,019
- How many people were injured in car accidents from severe crosswinds? 109
- How many people were injured in car accidents from sleet/hail? 310
- How many people were injured in car accidents from snow? 389
- How many people were injured from all weather causing events? 155,044
WRONGFUL DEATH CAR ACCIDENTS BY COUNTY
- How many people were killed in Dallas & Dallas County car accidents? 161
- How many people were killed in Arlington, Fort Worth & Tarrant County car accidents? 128
- How many people were killed in McKinney, Plano, Frisco & Collin County car accidents? 38
- How many people were killed in Rockwall County car accidents? 3
- How many people were killed in Lewisville & Denton County car accidents? 32
- How many people were killed in Waxahachie & Ellis County car accidents? 14
- How many people were killed in Cleburne & Johnson County car accidents? 25
- How many people were killed in Forney, Terrell Kaufman County car accidents? 16
- How many people were killed in Sherman & Grayson County car accidents? 18
- How many people were killed in Wichita Falls & Wichita County car accidents? 8
- How many people were killed in Parker County car accidents? 15
- How many people were killed in Palo Pinto County car accidents? 10
- How many people were killed in Decatur & Wise County car accidents? 12
- How many people were killed in Corsicana & Navarro County car accidents? 5
- How many people were killed in Canton & Van Zandt car accidents? 13
- How many people were killed in Tyler & Smith County car accidents? 45
- How many people were killed in Abilene & Taylor County car accidents? 17
- How many people were killed in Paris & Lamar County car accidents? 10
- How many people were killed in Waco & McLennan County car accidents? 42
- How many people were killed in Montague County car accidents? 6
- How many people were killed in Nacogdoches County car accidents? 17
- How many people were killed in Kilgore, Longview & Gregg County car accidents? 15
- How many people were killed in Marshall & Harrison County car accidents? 30
- How many people were killed in Athens & Henderson County car accidents? 19
- How many people were killed in Hillsboro & Hill County car accidents? 7
- How many people were killed in Granbury & Hood County car accidents? 8
- How many people were killed in Hopkins County car accidents? 12
- How many people were killed in Greenville& Hunt County car accidents? 16
- How many people were killed in Johnson County car accidents? 27
- How many people were killed in Cooke County car accidents? 12
- How many people were killed in Delta County car accidents? 2
- How many people were killed in Erath County car accidents? 18
- How many people were killed in Freestone County car accidents? 10
- How many people were killed in Lufkin & Angelina County car accidents? 23
- How many people were killed in Texarkana & Bowie County car accidents? 15
- How many people were killed in Brazos County car accidents? 19
SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENTS BY COUNTY
- How many people were seriously injured in Dallas County car accidents? 5721
- How many people were seriously injured in Fort Worth, Arlington & Tarrant County car accidents? 4371
- How many people were seriously injured in Denton County car accidents? 1094
- How many people were seriously injured in McKinney, Plano, Frisco & Collin County car accidents? 1579
- How many people were seriously injured in Rockwall County car accidents? 122
- How many people were seriously injured in Cleburne & Johnson County car accidents? 476
- How many people were seriously injured in Forney, Terrell & Kaufman County car accidents? 240
- How many people were seriously injured in Sherman & Grayson County car accidents? 444
- How many people were seriously injured in Wichita Falls & Wichita County car accidents? 261
- How many people were seriously injured in Weatherford & Parker County car accidents? 265
- How many people were seriously injured in Decatur & Wise County car accidents? 143
- How many people were seriously injured in Texarkana & Bowie County car accidents? 281
- How many people were seriously injured in Corsicana & Navarro County car accidents? 170
- How many people were seriously injured in Canton & Van Zandt County car accidents? 110
- How many people were seriously injured in Palo Pinto County car accidents? 100
- How many people were seriously injured in Tyler & Smith County car accidents? 862
- How many people were seriously injured in Abilene & Taylor County car accidents? 501
- How many people were seriously injured in Paris & Lamar County car accidents? 173
- How many people were seriously injured in Waco & McLennan County car accidents? 790
- How many people were seriously injured in Montague County car accidents? 58
- How many people were seriously injured in Nacogdoches County car accidents? 181
- How many people were seriously injured in Lamar & Gregg County car accidents? 316
- How many people were seriously injured in Marshall &Harrison County car accidents? 241
- How many people were seriously injured in Athens & Henderson County car accidents? 209
- How many people were seriously injured in Hillsboro & Hill County car accidents? 109
- How many people were seriously injured in Granbury & Hood County car accidents? 140
- How many people were seriously injured in Hopkins County car accidents? 116
- How many people were seriously injured in Greenville & Hunt County car accidents? 255
- How many people were seriously injured in Cleburne & Johnson County car accidents? 476
- How many people were seriously injured in Gainesville & Cooke County car accidents? 112
- How many people were serious injured in Delta County car accidents? 17
- How many people were seriously injured in Erath County car accidents? 121
- How many people were seriously injured in Freestone County car accidents? 98
- How many people were seriously injured in Lufkin & Angelina County car accidents? 251
- How many people were seriously injured in Texarkana & Bowie County car accidents? 281
- How many people were seriously injured in Brazos County car accidents? 576
AGE OF DRIVER AS FACTOR IN CAUSING SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENTS
- How may people between age 16 and 19 caused serious personal injury accidents? 11,351
- How may people between age 20 and 29 caused serious personal injury accidents? 27,775
- How may people between age 30 and 39 caused serious personal injury accidents? 19,344
- How may people between age 40 and 49 caused serious personal injury accidents? 16,719
- How may people between age 50 and 59 caused serious personal injury accidents? 12,173
- How may people between age 60 and 70 caused serious personal injury accidents? 6538
AGE OF DRIVER AS FACTOR IN CAUSING WRONGFUL DEATH ACCIDENTS
- How may people between age 16 and 19 caused wrongful death accidents? 374
- How may people between age 20 and 29 caused wrongful death accidents? 1090
- How may people between age 30 and 39 caused wrongful death accidents? 809
- How may people between age 40 and 49 caused wrongful death accidents? 723
- How may people between age 50 and 59 caused wrongful death accidents? 570
- How may people between age 60 and 70 caused wrongful death accidents? 330
LIGHT CONDITIONS AS FACTOR IN CAUSING TEXAS SERIOUS INJURIES AND WRONGFUL DEATHS
- How many people were killed in car accidents at dawn? 51
- How many people received serious personal injuries in car accidents at dawn? 544
- How many people were killed in car accidents during daylight? 1169
- How many people received serious personal injuries in car accidents during daylight? 37,190
- How many people were killed in car accidents at dusk? 49
- How many people received serious personal injuries in car accidents at dusk? 881
- How many people were killed in car accidents at dark in a lighted area? 595
- How many people received serious personal injuries in car accidents at dark in a lighted area? 11017
- How many people were killed in car accidents at dark in a unlighted area? 863
- How many people received serious personal injuries in car accidents at dark in a unlighted area? 8176
NUMBER AND TYPE OF VEHICLE INVOLVED IN TEXAS WRONGFUL DEATH AND SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENTS
- How many people were killed in motor vehicles? 4306
- How many people were seriously injured in motor vehicle accidents? 103,927
- How many people were killed on bicycles involved in car accidents in Texas? 50
- How many people were seriously injured in bicycle/car accidents in Texas? 1187
- How many pedestrian involved in car accidents were killed? 369
- How many pedestrians involved in car accidents were seriously injured? 2902
- How many people were killed in towed trailer accidents? 312
- How many people were seriously injured when involved in towed trailer accidents? 3029
- How many people were killed in train accidents? 1
- How many people were seriously injured in train accidents? 2
TEXAS MOTORCYCLE SERIOUS INJURY AND WRONGFUL DEATH CASES
- How may motorcycle drivers and passengers died when not wearing a helmet? 260
- How may motorcycle drivers and passengers died when wearing a helmet? 168
- How many motorcycle drivers and passengers received serious personal injuries from not wearing a helmet? 2688
- How many motorcycle drivers and passengers received serious personal injuries when wearing a helmet? 3084
TEXAS WRONGFUL DEATH ACCIDENTS BY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR
- How many wrongful death accidents were caused by use of cellphone? 41
- How many wrongful death accidents were caused by failure to control speed? 441
- How many wrongful death accidents were caused by driver inattention? 343
- How many wrongful death accidents were caused by failure to drive in single lane? 462
- How many wrongful death accidents were caused by faulty evasive action? 338
- How many wrongful death accidents were caused by following too closely? 15
- How many wrongful death accidents were caused by driving under the speed limit? 299
- How many wrongful death accidents were caused by driving over the speed limit? 407
- How many wrongful death accidents were caused by under the influence of alcohol? 572
- How many wrongful death accidents were caused by under the influence of drugs? 170
- How many wrongful death accidents were caused by admissions of drinking? 239
- How many wrongful death accidents were caused by vehicle distraction? 62
- How many wrongful death accidents were caused by fatigue or asleep at the wheel? 181
- How many wrongful death accidents were caused by passing on wrong side of the road? 180
- How many wrongful death accidents were caused by failure to yield right of way? 242
TEXAS CONSTRUCTION ZONE ACCIDENTS
- In 2009, how many people were killed in Texas construction zone accidents during construction work hours? 99
- In 2009, how many people were killed in Texas construction zone accidents during non construction work hours? 9
- In 2009, how many serious personal injury causing accidents occurred in Texas construction zones during construction work hours? 1474
- In 2009, how many serious personal injury causing accidents occurred in Texas construction zones during non construction work hours? 492
