Fatal crashes in Kimble County, Texas
In 2024, 1 person died in 1 fatal crashes in Kimble County, 83.3% fewer than in 2023. From 2015 to 2024 the county recorded 51 fatal crashes and 66 deaths.
Deaths in Kimble County by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 8 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 10 | 12 |
| 2015 | 4 | 9 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
The deadliest roads in Kimble County
I-10 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Kimble County from 2015 to 2024: 32, with 39 deaths. The 2 roads listed held 76% of all fatal crashes in Kimble County from 2015 to 2024; 1 is an interstate, 1 US route. Interstate, US and state routes with 5 or more fatal crashes in the county; county roads and city streets are in the county's total but not listed.
| Road | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-10 | 32 | 39 | 4 | |
| 2 | US 377 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen in Kimble County
Too few crashes to name a heaviest slot. The grid shows the shares; a share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Midnight to 4 | 4 to 8 am | 8 to noon | Noon to 4 | 4 to 8 pm | 8 to midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 7.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 7.8 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.9 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.0 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan5.9%
- Feb9.8%
- Mar7.8%
- Apr7.8%
- May5.9%
- Jun11.8%
- Jul3.9%
- Aug11.8%
- Sep3.9%
- Oct15.7%
- Nov11.8%
- Dec3.9%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes in Kimble County first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 37%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 24%, a rollover in 22%, a pedestrian in 5.9%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 19 | 37% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 12 | 24% |
| Rollover | 11 | 22% |
| Pedestrian | 3 | 5.9% |
| Parked vehicle | 3 | 5.9% |
| Other | 3 | 5.9% |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not reported | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
How fatal crashes in Kimble County compare with Texas
A drinking driver was recorded in 2.0% of fatal crashes in Kimble County from 2015 to 2024, below the Texas share of 26%; speeding in 31%, about the Texas share; a hit-and-run in 2.0%, below the Texas share of 7.6%; a driver recorded as distracted in 9.8%, about the Texas share; 50% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, above the Texas share of 45%. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Texas. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| Kimble | Texas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural roads | 100% | 38% | above the Texas share |
| At or near an intersection | 2.0% | 22% | below the Texas share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 37% | 31% | above the Texas share |
| A drinking driver | 2.0% | 26% | below the Texas share |
| Speeding | 31% | 32% | about the same as the Texas share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 9.8% | 10% | about the same as the Texas share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 50% | 45% | above the Texas share |
| Hit-and-run | 2.0% | 7.6% | below the Texas share |
| A motorcycle involved | 12% | 14% | below the Texas share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 9.1% | 18% | below the Texas share |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in Kimble County
- How many people died in car accidents in Kimble County in 2024?
- 1 people died in 1 fatal crashes in Kimble County, Texas, in 2024, 83.3% fewer than in 2023.
- What is the deadliest road in Kimble County?
- I-10 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Kimble County from 2015 to 2024: 32, with 39 deaths.
- How many fatal crashes in Kimble County involved a drinking driver?
- 1 of 51 fatal crashes in Kimble County from 2015 to 2024 involved a driver NHTSA recorded as drinking, 2.0%, against 26% across Texas.
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Where the Kimble County numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash NHTSA filed in Kimble County (county code 267). A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The rate per 100,000 uses the Census Bureau's population estimate for the county; it is the only figure here not counted from FARS. The full method.