US 80 in Texas: fatal crashes
From 2015 to 2024, 132 fatal crashes on US 80 in Texas killed 142 people. In 2024 there were 10 fatal crashes and 10 deaths on the road.
An US route running through 9 counties of Texas. All fatal crashes in Texas.
Deaths on US 80 in Texas by year
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 |
| 2022 | 9 | 11 |
| 2021 | 13 | 14 |
| 2020 | 17 | 21 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 |
| 2018 | 14 | 15 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 |
| 2016 | 12 | 14 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Where on US 80 in Texas: the counties with the most fatal crashes
Kaufman County County had the most fatal crashes on US 80 from 2015 to 2024: 36, with 40 deaths. Kaufman, Harrison and Gregg counties together held 61% of fatal crashes in US 80 in Texas from 2015 to 2024; the 7 listed held 97%. Counties are listed from 5 fatal crashes.
| County | 2024 | 2015 to 2024 | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaufman County | 1 | 36 | 40 |
| 2 | Harrison County | 2 | 24 | 25 |
| 3 | Gregg County | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Dallas County | 3 | 19 | 20 |
| 5 | Van Zandt County | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| 6 | Wood County | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| 7 | Upshur County | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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 US 80 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 | 3.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 6 fatal crashes |
| Mon | 2.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 5.3 percent, 7 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Tue | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes |
| Wed | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes |
| Thu | 1.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 2.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Fri | 2.3 percent, 3 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes | 0.8 percent, 1 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 4.5 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 3.8 percent, 5 fatal crashes |
| Sat | 4.5 percent, 6 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 0.0 percent, 0 fatal crashes | 1.5 percent, 2 fatal crashes | 3.0 percent, 4 fatal crashes | 6.8 percent, 9 fatal crashes |
By hour
By month
- Jan13.6%
- Feb4.5%
- Mar6.1%
- Apr3.8%
- May13.6%
- Jun9.8%
- Jul10.6%
- Aug6.8%
- Sep6.8%
- Oct8.3%
- Nov7.6%
- Dec8.3%
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
What fatal crashes on US 80 in Texas first hit
The first harmful event was a collision with another vehicle in 49%; a pedestrian in 19%, a fixed object such as a tree, pole or barrier in 17%, a rollover in 8.3%.
| First harmful event | Fatal crashes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collision with another vehicle | 64 | 49% |
| Pedestrian | 25 | 19% |
| Fixed object (tree, pole, barrier, ditch) | 23 | 17% |
| Rollover | 11 | 8.3% |
| Other | 6 | 4.5% |
| Parked vehicle | 2 | 1.5% |
| Cyclist | 1 | 0.8% |
| 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 US 80 in Texas compare with the state
A drinking driver was recorded in 24% of fatal crashes in US 80 in Texas from 2015 to 2024, below the Texas share of 26%; speeding in 32%, about the Texas share; a hit-and-run in 3.8%, below the Texas share of 7.6%; a driver recorded as distracted in 8.3%, below the Texas share of 10%; 44% of passenger-vehicle occupants killed with belt use known were unbelted, about the Texas share. Shares of fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024, against the share across all of Texas. A share is only given over 20 crashes.
| US 80 | Texas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| On rural stretches | 42% | 38% | above the Texas share |
| At or near an intersection | 22% | 22% | about the same as the Texas share |
| In the dark, road unlit | 35% | 31% | above the Texas share |
| A drinking driver | 24% | 26% | below the Texas share |
| Speeding | 32% | 32% | about the same as the Texas share |
| A distracted driver (as recorded) | 8.3% | 10% | below the Texas share |
| Occupants killed unbelted | 44% | 45% | about the same as the Texas share |
| Hit-and-run | 3.8% | 7.6% | below the Texas share |
| A motorcycle involved | 12% | 14% | below the Texas share |
| Pedestrians among the dead | 20% | 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 US 80 in Texas
- How many fatal crashes have there been on US 80 in Texas?
- 132 fatal crashes killed 142 people on US 80 in Texas from 2015 to 2024. In 2024 there were 10 fatal crashes and 10 deaths.
- Where on US 80 in Texas do the most fatal crashes happen?
- Kaufman County had the most fatal crashes on US 80 from 2015 to 2024: 36, with 40 deaths. Harrison County was second with 24.
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Where the US 80 numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash whose road NHTSA filed as US 80 in Texas (filed under 15 spellings, such as "US-80", "US-80 GRAND AVE", "US-80 MAIN ST", "US-80 MARSHALL AVE"). Ramps, frontage and service roads are left out. A fatal crash is one in which someone died within 30 days. The full method.