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Fatal crashes on I-69 in Texas
Every fatal crash NHTSA coded to Interstate 69, also written as Eastex Fwy, Us-59, Southwest Fwy, in Texas, 2020 to 2024, with the year, the county and what the record says about each. Fatal crashes only, and a count, not a rate: the federal record has no traffic volume for a road.
I-69 in Texas2020 to 2024 · fatal crashes recorded by NHTSA
188fatal crashes over five years · 201 deaths
Over 2020 to 2024, NHTSA recorded 188 fatal crashes on I-69 in Texas, in which 201 people died. That is 1% of the 19,209 fatal crashes recorded in Texas in those years, about 38 a year. 45 of the 188 were coded to a ramp, frontage or service road of I-69 rather than the main lanes. In 2024, the latest year, 44 were recorded.
- Counted
- FARS crashes 2020 to 2024 in Texas whose TWAY_ID or TWAY_ID2 begins I-69, with or without a local name (Eastex Fwy, Us-59, Southwest Fwy)
- Share
- 188 ÷ 19,209 fatal crashes in Texas = 1%
Every year, 2020 to 2024
| Year | Fatal crashes on I-69 | Deaths | Fatal crashes in Texas | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26 | 27 | 3,522 | 1% |
| 2021 | 44 | 48 | 4,070 | 1% |
| 2022 | 32 | 34 | 3,966 | 1% |
| 2023 | 42 | 43 | 3,877 | 1% |
| 2024 | 44 | 49 | 3,774 | 1% |
2024 is NHTSA’s Annual Report File and will be revised when the final file replaces it.
Where on I-69: by county, 2020 to 2024
The counties the crashes were coded to, alphabetical. A road’s count in a county depends on how many miles of it run there and how busy they are; the page does not rank the counties. Each name opens the county page with its own rate.
What the record says about those crashes, 2020 to 2024
Every figure is a count of the 188 fatal crashes NHTSA coded to I-69 in Texas over five years, from the fields FARS records. Nothing is estimated or inferred.
| Road type | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Interstate | 133 | 71% |
| Other freeway or expressway | 3 | 2% |
| Other principal arterial | 0 | 0% |
| Minor arterial | 0 | 0% |
| Major collector | 52 | 28% |
| Minor collector | 0 | 0% |
| Local road | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Rural | 3 | 2% |
| Urban | 185 | 98% |
| Time of day | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Midnight to 5:59 am | 70 | 37% |
| 6 am to 11:59 am | 26 | 14% |
| Noon to 5:59 pm | 32 | 17% |
| 6 pm to 11:59 pm | 60 | 32% |
| Hour unknown | 0 | 0% |
| Light | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 62 | 33% |
| Dark, not lighted (or lighting unknown) | 44 | 23% |
| Dark, lighted | 79 | 42% |
| Dawn or dusk | 2 | 1% |
| Unknown or not reported | 1 | 1% |
| Day of week | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 58 | 31% |
| Monday | 17 | 9% |
| Tuesday | 15 | 8% |
| Wednesday | 19 | 10% |
| Thursday | 25 | 13% |
| Friday | 22 | 12% |
| Saturday | 32 | 17% |
| Month | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | 9% |
| February | 10 | 5% |
| March | 13 | 7% |
| April | 11 | 6% |
| May | 15 | 8% |
| June | 20 | 11% |
| July | 18 | 10% |
| August | 25 | 13% |
| September | 18 | 10% |
| October | 13 | 7% |
| November | 17 | 9% |
| December | 11 | 6% |
| Weather | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | 141 | 75% |
| Cloudy | 33 | 18% |
| Rain | 11 | 6% |
| Snow, sleet or freezing rain | 0 | 0% |
| Fog, smog or smoke | 3 | 2% |
| Severe wind, blowing sand or other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown or not reported | 0 | 0% |
| Involving | Crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A pedestrian | 51 | 27% |
| A bicyclist or other cyclist | 3 | 2% |
| A speeding-related vehicle | 59 | 31% |
| A driver police reported as drinking | 56 | 30% |
| A large truck (over 10,000 lb) | 26 | 14% |
| A motorcycle | 29 | 15% |
| A hit-and-run vehicle | 24 | 13% |
| A teen driver (15 to 19) | 10 | 5% |
Road type is FARS FUNC_SYS for the crash, which can differ from the route’s class where a crash was coded on a frontage road or ramp; speeding is any vehicle coded SPEEDREL 2 to 5; drinking is any driver coded DRINKING = 1 (police-reported, not a blood-alcohol test).
How this is counted
- The road is the designation FARS wrote. Each crash in NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System names the trafficway it was on (
TWAY_ID) and, at an intersection, a second one (TWAY_ID2). NHTSA standardises the route designation (I-45,US-59,SR-6) and the police often add a local name after it (I-45/NORTH FWY) or a ramp or frontage word. The page counts every crash whose designation is I-69, once, whatever followed it. Nothing else is matched: a crash coded only to a local street name is not here even if that street is this road. - Same number, another state, another road. I-69 in Texas is counted within Texas only. Where the route continues into a neighbouring state it has its own page there, and a State Route number means nothing outside its state.
- Only roads with ten or more fatal crashes over 2020 to 2024 have a page. Fewer is too few to say anything, and the county page already lists the most-named roads in each county as the police wrote them.
- No rate, no rank. The Texas page lists every numbered road in route order with its count and nothing else. Roads with more lanes, more miles or more traffic record more fatal crashes; the record cannot separate those from the road’s design.
Informational only, not professional advice. Last reviewed: October 2026. Data snapshot built 2026-10-30.
Other roads in Texas
- I-2 38
- I-10 631
- I-14 39
- I-20 474
- I-27 44
- I-30 274
- I-35 670
- I-35E 76
- I-35W 38
- I-37 79
- I-40 68
- I-45 485
- I-69E 10
- I-410 113
- I-610 89
- I-635 99
- I-820 76
- SR-1 25
- SR-3 20
- SR-5 10
- SR-6 150
- SR-7 36
- SR-8 89
- SR-11 17
- SR-12 131
- SR-13 24
- SR-16 90
- SR-18 11
- SR-19 56
- SR-20 43
In route order, first thirty; the full list is on the Texas page.