State Highway 87 in Texas: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 86 fatal crashes on State Highway 87 in Texas killed 95 people. In 2024 there were 10 fatal crashes and 12 deaths on the road.
An state highway running through 6 counties of Texas. All fatal crashes in Texas.
Deaths on State Highway 87 in Texas by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 12 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 | 12 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2019 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 12 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on State Highway 87 in Texas: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Galveston County County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 87 from 2015 to 2024: 33, with 37 deaths. Galveston, Newton and Orange counties together held 71% of fatal crashes in State Highway 87 in Texas from 2015 to 2024; the 6 listed held 100%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galveston County | 5 | 33 | 37 |
| 2 | Newton County | 1 | 18 | 20 |
| 3 | Orange County | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 4 | Jefferson County | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 5 | Shelby County | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 6 | Sabine County | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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 87 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 | 3.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 3.5 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.2 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 7.0 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 5.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.7 percent, 4 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan8.1%
- Feb10.5%
- Mar8.1%
- Apr1.2%
- May7.0%
- Jun8.1%
- Jul12.8%
- Aug8.1%
- Sep8.1%
- Oct10.5%
- Nov8.1%
- Dec9.3%
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 87 in Texas first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 43%; a pedestrian in 22%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 20%, a rollover in 8.1%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 37 | 43% |
| Pedestrian | 19 | 22% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 17 | 20% |
| Rollover | 7 | 8.1% |
| Cyclist | 4 | 4.7% |
| Other | 2 | 2.3% |
| 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 87 in Texas compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 26% of fatal crashes in State Highway 87 in Texas from 2015 to 2024, about the Texas share; speeding in 23%, below the Texas share of 32%; a hit-and-run in 8.1%, about the Texas share; a driver recorded as distracted in 8.1%, below the Texas share of 10%; 43% 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 87 | Texas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 52% | 38% | above the Texas share |
| At or near an intersection | 31% | 22% | above the Texas share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 24% | 31% | below the Texas share |
| A drinking driver | 26% | 26% | about the same as the Texas share |
| Speeding | 23% | 32% | below the Texas share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 8.1% | 10% | below the Texas share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 43% | 45% | below the Texas share |
| Hit-and-run | 8.1% | 7.6% | about the same as the Texas share |
| A motorcycle involved | 15% | 14% | above the Texas share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 21% | 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 87 in Texas
- How many fatal crashes have there been on State Highway 87 in Texas?
- 86 fatal crashes killed 95 people on State Highway 87 in Texas from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 10 fatal crashes and 12 deaths.
- Where on State Highway 87 in Texas do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Galveston County had the most fatal crashes on State Highway 87 from 2015 to 2024: 33, with 37 deaths. Newton County was second with 18.
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Where the State Highway 87 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 87 in Texas (filed under 16 spellings, such as "SR-87", "SR-87 16TH ST", "SR-87 AVE J", "SR-87 GULFWAY DR"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.