people died in Texas traffic crashes
The 2025 total was 9.38% lower than the revised 2024 total, but Texas still had no deathless day on its roads.
Source: TxDOT, 2025 ↗Reference page, updated October 28, 2026
Texas Roadside Safety Statistics
A clear, citable look at the latest complete Texas crash record. Built for drivers, local writers and anyone who needs the numbers behind safer roadside decisions.
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The numbers behind a safer next move.
Roadside trouble is never just about a tire, battery or lockout. On a rural highway, a narrow shoulder or a dark road, the safest choice can be getting the vehicle to a safer place and calling for help instead of attempting a repair beside traffic.
Every figure below comes from the Texas Department of Transportation’s 2025 Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Facts. The report is based on the state’s crash record, and each statistic links back to that original source.
At a glance
Texas traffic safety facts.
people sustained a serious injury
TxDOT recorded 14,396 serious-injury crashes during the year.
Source: TxDOT, 2025 ↗of traffic deaths happened in rural areas
That is 1,889 people killed in rural traffic crashes, a reminder that distance and road conditions matter outside city limits.
Source: TxDOT, 2025 ↗deaths followed single-vehicle run-off-road crashes
Those deaths made up 31.87% of all Texas traffic fatalities in 2025.
Source: TxDOT, 2025 ↗people died in intersection-related crashes
Intersections remained one of the most dangerous places to make a driving decision.
Source: TxDOT, 2025 ↗between reportable crashes, on average
TxDOT also reports one person injured every 2 minutes 9 seconds and one person killed every 2 hours 19 minutes.
Source: TxDOT, 2025 ↗people died in alcohol-involved crashes
That was 24.04% of all Texas traffic deaths in 2025.
Source: TxDOT, 2025 ↗pedestrians died in Texas crashes
This figure was 10.09% lower than 2024, according to TxDOT.
Source: TxDOT, 2025 ↗people were injured in Texas traffic crashes
This is the statewide total reported for 2025 across injury severities.
Source: TxDOT, 2025 ↗of known, applicable restraint cases involved someone not restrained
The figure applies to people killed in vehicles where restraint use was known and applicable.
Source: TxDOT, 2025 ↗What these figures mean on the roadside
Get clear of traffic first.
The figures do not tell you what to do in every situation. They do show why a rushed decision beside moving traffic is rarely a good trade. If you can safely reach a well-lit parking lot, service station or broad driveway, that is often a better place to assess a flat tire or no-start problem.
Hazard lights, a safe stopping location and a direct call for the right help can make a hard situation more manageable. If you are stopped in an active lane, have an injury, see smoke or fire, or face immediate danger, call 911.
Methodology and sources
How to use this page.
This fact sheet uses the latest complete annual statewide crash summary available from TxDOT at the time of update: calendar year 2025. “Reportable crash” is TxDOT’s term for a crash investigated by a Texas peace officer and reported to the agency for processing.
For local or custom analysis, TxDOT also maintains its Crash Records Information System and public crash-data tools. This page does not estimate local crash totals or response times. It keeps the published statewide figures together in a stable format that is easier to cite.
Primary source
Texas Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Facts, Calendar Year 2025 ↗Texas Department of Transportation. Data processed April 7, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026.
TxDOT 2025 crash-statistics archive ↗Provides the annual report set and supporting statewide tables.
Cite this page
Make the source easy to check.
Goodwin Mobile Services. “Texas Roadside Safety Statistics.” Updated October 28, 2026. https://goodwinroadsiderescue.com/texas-roadside-safety-statistics
When using an individual figure, please link directly to its section and to the original TxDOT source above.