State Highway 20 in Texas: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 64 fatal crashes on State Highway 20 in Texas killed 65 people. In 2024 there were 10 fatal crashes and 10 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 3 counties of Texas. All fatal crashes in Texas.
Deaths on State Highway 20 in Texas by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 20 in Texas: the counties with the most fatal crashes
El Paso County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 20 from 2015 to 2024: 57, with 58 deaths. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso County | 9 | 57 | 58 |
| 2 | Webb County | 1 | 6 | 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 20 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 | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 4.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 1.6 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.1 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 6.2 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan6.2%
- Feb10.9%
- Mar14.1%
- Apr4.7%
- May12.5%
- Jun3.1%
- Jul1.6%
- Aug4.7%
- Sep14.1%
- Oct7.8%
- Nov10.9%
- 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 20 in Texas first hit
The first harmful event was a pedestrian in 38%; a collision with another vehicle in 36%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 19%, a rollover in 4.7%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pedestrian | 24 | 38% |
| Collision with another vehicle | 23 | 36% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 12 | 19% |
| Rollover | 3 | 4.7% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 1.6% |
| Other | 1 | 1.6% |
| 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 20 in Texas compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 14% of fatal crashes in State Highway 20 in Texas from 2015 to 2024, below the Texas share of 26%; speeding in 38%, above the Texas share of 32%; a hit-and-run in 11%, above the Texas share of 7.6%; a driver recorded as distracted in 9.4%, about the Texas share; 25% 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 20 | Texas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 9.4% | 38% | below the Texas share |
| At or near an intersection | 36% | 22% | above the Texas share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 19% | 31% | below the Texas share |
| A drinking driver | 14% | 26% | below the Texas share |
| Speeding | 38% | 32% | above the Texas share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 9.4% | 10% | about the same as the Texas share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 25% | 45% | below the Texas share |
| Hit-and-run | 11% | 7.6% | above the Texas share |
| A motorcycle involved | 16% | 14% | above the Texas share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 37% | 18% | above 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 20 in Texas
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 20 in Texas?
- 64 fatal crashes killed 65 people on State Highway 20 in Texas from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 10 fatal crashes and 10 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 20 in Texas do the most fatal crashes happen?
- El Paso County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 20 from 2015 to 2024: 57, with 58 deaths. Webb County was second with 6.
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Where the State Highway 20 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 20 in Texas (filed under 21 spellings, such as "SR- 20 DONIPHAN DR", "SR-20", "SR-20 ALAMEDA", "SR-20 ALAMEDA AVE"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.