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Fatal crashes 2015–2024 122Deaths 129Counties 1Latest 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.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 122 fatal crashes on Interstate 610 in Texas, with 129 deaths.

That is 0.3% of the 35,785 fatal crashes in Texas over the same years. The ten-year crash count was about level between 2005–2014 (121) and 2015–2024 (122).

The crashes were concentrated in Harris County (122).

33.6% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Texas: 25.5%) and 32.0% had a speeding-related driver (32.1%); pedestrians were 29.5% and motorcyclists 21.7% of those killed.

122fatal crashes, 2015–2024+1% vs 2005–2014
129people killed1.1 per fatal crash
34%with a drinking driverTexas: 26%
32%speeding-relatedTexas: 32%

Fatal crashes per year

09182000200520102015202020242000: 13 crashes2001: 9 crashes2002: 16 crashes2003: 15 crashes2004: 14 crashes2005: 8 crashes2006: 12 crashes2007: 17 crashes2008: 11 crashes2009: 14 crashes2010: 7 crashes2011: 12 crashes2012: 13 crashes2013: 18 crashes2014: 9 crashes2015: 11 crashes2016: 12 crashes2017: 8 crashes2018: 8 crashes2019: 13 crashes2020: 11 crashes2021: 16 crashes2022: 15 crashes2023: 14 crashes2024: 14 crashes
Fatal crashes on Interstate 610 (TX) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 14 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 610Texas
Fatal crashes, 2015–202412235,785
Deaths, 2015–202412939,616
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.3%100%
Change vs previous ten years+1%+19%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking33.6%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver32%
Pedestriansshare of people killed29.5%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed21.7%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes68.9%

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-610Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Harris County122100%4,571

Hour of day

12am6.6%
1am6.6%
2am13.1%
3am9%
4am2.5%
5am1.6%
6am1.6%
7am4.1%
8am1.6%
9am1.6%
10am1.6%
11am4.1%
12pm2.5%
1pm2.5%
2pm5.7%
3pm3.3%
4pm0.8%
5pm1.6%
6pm4.1%
7pm5.7%
8pm3.3%
9pm4.9%
10pm5.7%
11pm5.7%

Share of fatal crashes on Interstate 610 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Texas share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 5–103630%
Mile 0–53327%
Mile 30–351815%
Mile 10–151613%
Mile 20–2597%
Mile 35–4065%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 97.5% 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 610 in Texas?

122 fatal crashes with 129 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 610 had the most fatal crashes?

Harris County (122).

What share of crashes on Interstate 610 involved alcohol or speeding?

33.6% had a driver reported as drinking and 32.0% a speeding-related driver, against 25.5% and 32.1% for all fatal crashes in Texas.

When do fatal crashes happen on Interstate 610?

68.9% 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.