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State Route 103

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 24Deaths 31Counties 4Latest 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.

State Route 103 in Texas was the trafficway in 24 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 31 people died.

That is 0.1% of the 35,785 fatal crashes in Texas over the same years. The ten-year crash count fell 27% from 33 in 2005–2014 to 24 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Angelina County (13), San Augustine County (7) and Nacogdoches County (3) and 1 other county.

8.3% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Texas: 25.5%) and 12.5% had a speeding-related driver (32.1%); pedestrians were 9.7% and motorcyclists 3.2% of those killed.

24fatal crashes, 2015–2024-27% vs 2005–2014
31people killed1.3 per fatal crash
8%with a drinking driverTexas: 26%
13%speeding-relatedTexas: 32%

Fatal crashes per year

0472000200520102015202020242000: 1–2 crashes2001: 0 crashes2002: 7 crashes2003: 3 crashes2004: 5 crashes2005: 4 crashes2006: 4 crashes2007: 6 crashes2008: 3 crashes2009: 6 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 1–2 crashes2012: 1–2 crashes2013: 3 crashes2014: 1–2 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 3 crashes2017: 1–2 crashes2018: 1–2 crashes2019: 1–2 crashes2020: 1–2 crashes2021: 3 crashes2022: 3 crashes2023: 5 crashes2024: 3 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 103 (TX) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 3 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

MeasureState Route 103Texas
Fatal crashes, 2015–20242435,785
Deaths, 2015–20243139,616
Deaths per fatal crash1.31.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.1%100%
Change vs previous ten years-27%+19%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking8.3%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver12.5%
Pedestriansshare of people killed9.7%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed3.2%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes29.2%

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 SR-103Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Angelina County1354%155
2San Augustine County729%36
3Nacogdoches County313%146
4Sabine County14%25

Hour of day

12am0%
1am8.3%
2am0%
3am0%
4am4.2%
5am0%
6am4.2%
7am4.2%
8am4.2%
9am4.2%
10am16.7%
11am0%
12pm8.3%
1pm0%
2pm4.2%
3pm4.2%
4pm8.3%
5pm12.5%
6pm4.2%
7pm4.2%
8pm8.3%
9pm0%
10pm0%
11pm0%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 103 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Texas share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 5–101146%
Mile 0–5833%
Mile 15–20313%
Mile 10–1514%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 95.8% 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 State Route 103 in Texas?

24 fatal crashes with 31 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 State Route 103 had the most fatal crashes?

Angelina County (13), San Augustine County (7), Nacogdoches County (3) and Sabine County (1).

What share of crashes on State Route 103 involved alcohol or speeding?

8.3% had a driver reported as drinking and 12.5% a speeding-related driver, against 25.5% and 32.1% for all fatal crashes in Texas.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 103?

29.2% 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.