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State Route 302

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 85Deaths 100Counties 6Latest 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 85 fatal crashes on State Route 302 in Texas, with 100 deaths.

That is 0.2% of the 35,785 fatal crashes in Texas over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 183% from 30 in 2005–2014 to 85 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Ector County (37), Winkler County (31) and Loving County (10) and 3 other counties.

32.9% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Texas: 25.5%) and 21.2% had a speeding-related driver (32.1%); pedestrians were 9.0% and motorcyclists 3.0% of those killed.

85fatal crashes, 2015–2024+183% vs 2005–2014
100people killed1.2 per fatal crash
33%with a drinking driverTexas: 26%
21%speeding-relatedTexas: 32%

Fatal crashes per year

06122000200520102015202020242000: 0 crashes2001: 1–2 crashes2002: 1–2 crashes2003: 3 crashes2004: 3 crashes2005: 1–2 crashes2006: 3 crashes2007: 1–2 crashes2008: 1–2 crashes2009: 1–2 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 0 crashes2012: 4 crashes2013: 5 crashes2014: 7 crashes2015: 9 crashes2016: 7 crashes2017: 3 crashes2018: 12 crashes2019: 11 crashes2020: 8 crashes2021: 11 crashes2022: 9 crashes2023: 9 crashes2024: 6 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 302 (TX) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 6 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 302Texas
Fatal crashes, 2015–20248535,785
Deaths, 2015–202410039,616
Deaths per fatal crash1.21.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.2%100%
Change vs previous ten years+183%+19%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking32.9%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver21.2%
Pedestriansshare of people killed9%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed3%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes57.6%

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-302Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Ector County3744%414
2Winkler County3136%60
3Loving County1012%24
4Reeves County45%126
5Hunt County22%229
6Bee County11%44

Hour of day

12am5.9%
1am4.7%
2am3.5%
3am4.7%
4am2.4%
5am5.9%
6am7.1%
7am5.9%
8am2.4%
9am2.4%
10am2.4%
11am0%
12pm3.5%
1pm3.5%
2pm1.2%
3pm4.7%
4pm3.5%
5pm5.9%
6pm4.7%
7pm7.1%
8pm3.5%
9pm3.5%
10pm5.9%
11pm5.9%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 302 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Texas share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 10–152529%
Mile 0–52024%
Mile 15–202024%
Mile 20–251012%
Mile 5–1067%
Mile 25–3022%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 97.6% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 302 in Texas?

85 fatal crashes with 100 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 302 had the most fatal crashes?

Ector County (37), Winkler County (31), Loving County (10), Reeves County (4) and Hunt County (2).

What share of crashes on State Route 302 involved alcohol or speeding?

32.9% had a driver reported as drinking and 21.2% a speeding-related driver, against 25.5% and 32.1% for all fatal crashes in Texas.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 302?

57.6% 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.