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Texas Car Accident Statistics

Texas Car Accident Statistics

Texas traffic accidents lead the nation in car deaths. In 2008, the most recent year for which statistics are available, 3,468 Texans died in motor vehicle crashes. In some ways, the large number of crashes is to be expected; Texas is a very large state. However, the Texas death rate of 1.41 deaths per hundred million miles travelled also exceeds the national average of 1.28 deaths per hundred million miles travelled.

The following statistics come from the Texas Department of Transportation (external link http://www.dot.state.tx.us/txdot_library/drivers_vehicles/publications/crash_statistics/default.htm)

All Crashes:

Number of Texas traffic accidents: 437,452
Number of persons injured in Texas traffic accidents: 242,698
Number of crashes leading to serious injury: 61,954
Number of people seriously injured in Texas car crashes: 84,508
Number of traffic deaths: 3,468
Average crashes per day: 1,198
Average crashes per month: 236,454
One reportable crash occurred every 72 second

Types of vehicles involved in Texas traffic accidents:

Passenger cars: 384,345
Trucks of all types: 410,749
Tractor-trailers: 39,559
Bus: 3,310
Motorcycles: 10,639

Fatal Crashes:

Number of fatal collisions: 3,109
Number of highway fatalities: 3,468
One person was killed every two hours
There were no days without traffic deaths.
In Texas, there were 1.41 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles travelled. The U.S rate for 2007 was 1.28 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles.

Texas Traffic Accident injuries

Number of injury producing crashes: 159,139
Number of individuals injured: 242,698
Number of serious injuries: 84,508
Number of non-serious injuries: 158,190

Leading contributing factors to Texas traffic accidents

Faulty evasive action (28,409)
Failure to yield row - turning left (28,194)
Following too closely (27,474)
Speeding (25,962)
Under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medication (19,615)

Leading contributing factors to fatal crashes in Texas

Speeding (823)
Under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or medication (712)
Faulty evasive action (408)
Driver had been drinking (232)
Driver fatigued or asleep (199)

Alcohol-related crashes

Number of alcohol-related crashes: 28,373
Number of DUI crashes (BAC over 0.8): 16,163
Number of fatal alcohol-related crashes: 877
Number of alcohol-related injuries: 18,177
Number of alcohol-related deaths: 975
Almost one-third of alcohol-related crashes involved a driver under age 25.
14.3% of impaired drivers were under 21.
Texas leads the nation in DUI deaths.

Dallas Crash statistics

Number of crashes: 19,380
Number of injury crashes: 8,843
Number of serious injuries: 4,077
Number of other injuries: 9,826
Number of fatal crashes: 142
Number of fatalities: 154

These are Texas traffic accident statistics. The reality involves real people and effects real families. The Ashmore Law Firm, PC provides professional legal representation with a personal touch to accident victims in Dallas and throughout Texas.

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