State Highway 16 in Texas: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 159 fatal crashes on State Highway 16 in Texas killed 181 people. In 2024 there were 17 fatal crashes and 19 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 19 counties of Texas. All fatal crashes in Texas.
Deaths on State Highway 16 in Texas by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 19 |
| 2023 | 14 | 16 |
| 2022 | 15 | 16 |
| 2021 | 21 | 25 |
| 2020 | 18 | 21 |
| 2019 | 15 | 16 |
| 2018 | 19 | 22 |
| 2017 | 14 | 18 |
| 2016 | 13 | 13 |
| 2015 | 13 | 15 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 16 in Texas: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Bexar County County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 16 from 2015 to 2024: 33, with 36 deaths. Bexar, Bandera and Atascosa counties together held 46% of fatal crashes in State Highway 16 in Texas from 2015 to 2024; the 10 listed held 84%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bexar County | 4 | 33 | 36 |
| 2 | Bandera County | 3 | 25 | 25 |
| 3 | Atascosa County | 2 | 15 | 16 |
| 4 | Kerr County | 1 | 14 | 17 |
| 5 | Gillespie County | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| 6 | Young County | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 7 | Palo Pinto County | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 8 | Comanche County | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | Jim Hogg County | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | Medina County | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
When fatal crashes happen on State Highway 16 in Texas
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 | 2.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.0 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.4 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 4.4 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.9 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 4.4 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.5 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 5.0 percent, 8 fatal crashes | 5.0 percent, 8 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan8.2%
- Feb5.0%
- Mar8.2%
- Apr5.7%
- May7.5%
- Jun7.5%
- Jul10.7%
- Aug8.2%
- Sep9.4%
- Oct11.9%
- Nov8.2%
- Dec9.4%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on State Highway 16 in Texas first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 45%; a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 22%, a rollover in 17%, a pedestrian in 10%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 72 | 45% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 35 | 22% |
| Rollover | 27 | 17% |
| Pedestrian | 16 | 10% |
| Other | 6 | 3.8% |
| Cyclist | 3 | 1.9% |
| Parked vehicle | 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 on State Highway 16 in Texas compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 21% of fatal crashes in State Highway 16 in Texas from 2015 to 2024, below the Texas share of 26%; speeding in 29%, below the Texas share of 32%; a hit-and-run in 1.9%, below the Texas share of 7.6%; a driver recorded as distracted in 13%, above the Texas share of 10%; 41% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, below 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.
| State Highway 16 | Texas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 77% | 38% | above the Texas share |
| At or near an intersection | 19% | 22% | below the Texas share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 36% | 31% | above the Texas share |
| A drinking driver | 21% | 26% | below the Texas share |
| Speeding | 29% | 32% | below the Texas share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 13% | 10% | above the Texas share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 41% | 45% | below the Texas share |
| Hit-and-run | 1.9% | 7.6% | below the Texas share |
| A motorcycle involved | 14% | 14% | about the same as the Texas share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 8.8% | 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 State Highway 16 in Texas
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 16 in Texas?
- 159 fatal crashes killed 181 people on State Highway 16 in Texas from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 17 fatal crashes and 19 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 16 in Texas do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Bexar County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 16 from 2015 to 2024: 33, with 36 deaths. Bandera County was second with 25.
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Where the State Highway 16 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as State Highway 16 in Texas (filed under 17 spellings, such as "SR-16", "SR-16 AUSTIN ST", "SR-16 BANDERA RD", "SR-16 BESSEMER AVE"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.