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Fatal crashes 2015–2024 42Deaths 44Counties 2Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

Interstate 2 in Texas was the trafficway in 42 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 44 people died.

That is 0.1% of the 35,785 fatal crashes in Texas over the same years. The ten-year crash count 2015–2024 totalled 42; the FARS file has none for 2005–2014.

The crashes were concentrated in Hidalgo County (39) and Cameron County (3).

21.4% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Texas: 25.5%) and 11.9% had a speeding-related driver (32.1%); pedestrians were 34.1% and motorcyclists 6.8% of those killed.

42fatal crashes, 2015–2024
44people killed1.0 per fatal crash
21%with a drinking driverTexas: 26%
12%speeding-relatedTexas: 32%

Fatal crashes per year

0472000200520102015202020242000: 0 crashes2001: 0 crashes2002: 0 crashes2003: 0 crashes2004: 0 crashes2005: 0 crashes2006: 0 crashes2007: 0 crashes2008: 0 crashes2009: 0 crashes2010: 0 crashes2011: 0 crashes2012: 0 crashes2013: 0 crashes2014: 0 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 7 crashes2017: 7 crashes2018: 3 crashes2019: 3 crashes2020: 5 crashes2021: 4 crashes2022: 4 crashes2023: 1–2 crashes2024: 5 crashes
Fatal crashes on Interstate 2 (TX) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 5 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Texas

MeasureInterstate 2Texas
Fatal crashes, 2015–20244235,785
Deaths, 2015–20244439,616
Deaths per fatal crash1.01.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.1%100%
Change vs previous ten years—+19%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking21.4%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver11.9%
Pedestriansshare of people killed34.1%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed6.8%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes71.4%

tick marks the Texas share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on I-2Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Hidalgo County3993%586
2Cameron County37%308

Hour of day

12am7.1%
1am2.4%
2am9.5%
3am14.3%
4am2.4%
5am7.1%
6am2.4%
7am4.8%
8am2.4%
9am7.1%
10am0%
11am2.4%
12pm4.8%
1pm2.4%
2pm2.4%
3pm0%
4pm0%
5pm0%
6pm4.8%
7pm2.4%
8pm2.4%
9pm7.1%
10pm4.8%
11pm7.1%

Share of fatal crashes on Interstate 2 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Texas share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 20–25717%
Mile 35–40717%
Mile 15–20614%
Mile 30–35614%
Mile 25–30512%
Mile 0–537%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 100% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

Other routes in Texas

All routes and counties in Texas

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on Interstate 2 in Texas?

42 fatal crashes with 44 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along Interstate 2 had the most fatal crashes?

Hidalgo County (39) and Cameron County (3).

What share of crashes on Interstate 2 involved alcohol or speeding?

21.4% had a driver reported as drinking and 11.9% a speeding-related driver, against 25.5% and 32.1% for all fatal crashes in Texas.

When do fatal crashes happen on Interstate 2?

71.4% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.