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Fatal crashes 2015–2024 254Deaths 293Counties 20Latest 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 254 fatal crashes on US Route 84 in Texas, with 293 deaths.

That is 0.7% of the 35,785 fatal crashes in Texas over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 27% from 200 in 2005–2014 to 254 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Lubbock County (69), McLennan County (29) and Garza County (17) and 17 other counties.

20.9% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Texas: 25.5%) and 19.3% had a speeding-related driver (32.1%); pedestrians were 13.3% and motorcyclists 8.5% of those killed.

254fatal crashes, 2015–2024+27% vs 2005–2014
293people killed1.2 per fatal crash
21%with a drinking driverTexas: 26%
19%speeding-relatedTexas: 32%

Fatal crashes per year

017342000200520102015202020242000: 19 crashes2001: 26 crashes2002: 19 crashes2003: 25 crashes2004: 31 crashes2005: 16 crashes2006: 28 crashes2007: 17 crashes2008: 30 crashes2009: 14 crashes2010: 21 crashes2011: 14 crashes2012: 19 crashes2013: 22 crashes2014: 19 crashes2015: 18 crashes2016: 22 crashes2017: 19 crashes2018: 22 crashes2019: 28 crashes2020: 27 crashes2021: 34 crashes2022: 30 crashes2023: 32 crashes2024: 22 crashes
Fatal crashes on US Route 84 (TX) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 22 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

MeasureUS Route 84Texas
Fatal crashes, 2015–202425435,785
Deaths, 2015–202429339,616
Deaths per fatal crash1.21.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.7%100%
Change vs previous ten years+27%+19%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking20.9%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver19.3%
Pedestriansshare of people killed13.3%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed8.5%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes57.9%

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 US-84Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Lubbock County6927%437
2McLennan County2911%318
3Garza County177%21
4Coryell County166%100
5Limestone County146%47
6Nolan County146%67
7Coleman County135%38
8Scurry County135%40
9Mills County125%23
10Freestone County114%97
11Lamb County114%30
12Taylor County73%189
13Shelby County62%74
14Brown County52%52
15Hockley County52%52
16Rusk County52%155
17Cherokee County31%113
18Anderson County21%110
19Hamilton County10%24
20Lynn County10%25

Hour of day

12am4.7%
1am2.8%
2am3.5%
3am2.8%
4am2%
5am3.9%
6am4.3%
7am4.7%
8am2.4%
9am3.9%
10am2.4%
11am1.2%
12pm3.5%
1pm3.5%
2pm3.5%
3pm4.7%
4pm3.5%
5pm4.3%
6pm5.9%
7pm6.3%
8pm7.5%
9pm9.1%
10pm3.9%
11pm5.5%

Share of fatal crashes on US Route 84 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Texas share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–57530%
Mile 5–104919%
Mile 10–153514%
Mile 25–302711%
Mile 20–252510%
Mile 15–20166%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 98.4% 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 US Route 84 in Texas?

254 fatal crashes with 293 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 US Route 84 had the most fatal crashes?

Lubbock County (69), McLennan County (29), Garza County (17), Coryell County (16) and Limestone County (14).

What share of crashes on US Route 84 involved alcohol or speeding?

20.9% had a driver reported as drinking and 19.3% a speeding-related driver, against 25.5% and 32.1% for all fatal crashes in Texas.

When do fatal crashes happen on US Route 84?

57.9% 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.