Hagood & Neumann Texas Personal Injury Lawyers Car Accidents The Infographic General Crash Data From 2012 What Are The Most Common Types of Fatal Car Accident in Texas? Sources: http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/trf/crash_statistics/2012/01_2012.pdf http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/STSI/48_TX/2012/48_TX_2012.htm http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/trf/crash_statistics/2012/12_2012.pdf http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-30/ncsa/STSI/USA%20WEB%20REPORT.HTM powered by TOLL FREE (800) 632-9404 Houston (713) 888-0390 Galveston (409) 945-5757 Alvin (281) 331-5757 Hagood & Neumann Texas Personal Injury Lawyers Texas Fatalities by Vehicle Types: A total of 230,506 people WERE INJURED in Texas motor vehicle crashes in 2012 with 87,087 people sustaining SERIOUS INJURIES in these accidents 3,399 people WERE KILLED in car and truck accidents Rest in Peace Jane Doe 1940-2010 1,296 fatal UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL motor vehicle accidents involved a driver who was which is 38% of total fatal accidents EVERY DAY A car or truck accident fatalitiy was recorded in 2012 December 2012 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 50.2% 44.7% 36.7% 18.6% 30% 38.1% VEERING OFF THE ROAD involved a vehicle MORE THAN ONE VEHICLE involved DRUNK DRIVER involved a SPEEDING involved a driver who was VEHICLE ROLLOVER involved a INTERSECTIONS occured or were related to 1,180 people in pickup trucks, utility trucks, and vans were killed in accidents ( 35% ) 1,044 people in passenger vehicles were killed in accidents ( 31% ) 559 people bicyclists & pedestrians were killed in accidents ( 16% ) 452 people motorcyclists were killed in accidents ( 13% ) 135 people were killed in accidents with large trucks ( 4% ) 36 people were killed in other types of traffic accidents ( 1% ) Car Acidents in Texas There were 360 CAR & TRUCK ACCIDENT FATALITIES in HARRIS COUNTY and 25,903 CRASHES THAT RESULTED IN INJURIES According to the NHTSA, MORE ACCIDENT FATALITIES occured in the GREATER HOUSTON AREA than the entire states of Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, or Delaware over the course of 2012 If you have been INJURED IN A CAR OR TRUCK CRASH in the Greater Houston area contact Hagood & Neumann Texas Personal Injury Lawyers today to discuss your legal options with an experienced car accident attorney in Houston. Percentage of Fatal Accidents that: