MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2024?
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN is keeping track of the number of traffic fatalities in Austin.
As of July 14, 46 traffic fatalities have been reported thus far in 2024.
Last year, 94 traffic fatalities were reported, down from a record-high 122 in 2022.
The charts below will be updated as we learn new information. Scroll down for a map of where each crash occurred. If the charts or map do not appear, click here.
The chart below shows how the number of traffic fatalities reported in recent years changed through the year.
Below is a map showing where traffic fatalities occurred in 2024. The map is interactive, so clicking on or hovering over a dot will reveal information about that incident.
The chart below shows the number of traffic fatalities reported in 2024 by type.
The chart below shows the number of traffic fatalities reported each month in 2024.
January
Jan. 1: 1 dead in overnight auto-pedestrian crash on I-35 in north Austin
Jan. 16: 1 dead, 1 injured after rollover crash in northwest Austin, ATCEMS says
February
Feb. 1: APD: Man dies in hospital after being struck by vehicle
Feb. 5: Austin police investigating after fatal crash on SH 45
Feb. 13: Police identify woman killed after vehicle crashed into north Austin ER
Feb. 14: 1 dead in crash on US Highway 290, man charged with intoxication manslaughter
Feb. 15: APD: Pedestrian dies 3 days after crash in southeast Austin
Feb. 16: Police identify motorcyclist killed in east Austin crash
March
March 2: Police identify person hit, killed in early March crash on North Lamar
March 12: One killed in auto-pedestrian crash in downtown Austin overnight
March 12: APD identifies woman killed following US 290 crash
March 14: 1 dead after vehicle-pedestrian crash on N. MoPac Expressway
March 15: 1 dead, 1 hurt after crash on Hwy 290
March 15: APD: Man dies 15 days after northeast Austin crash
March 22: 1 dead, 1 seriously injured after 2-vehicle crash in northwest Austin
March 23: 1 dead following crash involving pedestrian, roadway reopened
April
April 6: Austin Police working to identify person killed in single-vehicle crash late Saturday
April 10: 1 killed after vehicle-pedestrian crash on South Lamar
April 10: 91-year-old woman killed in single-car crash in northeast Austin
April 12: One dead after being hit by vehicle on East Riverside
May
May 10: ATCEMS: 1 dead after vehicle-bicycle crash on US 183 Toll
May 17: 15-year-old driver dies following crash in east Austin
May 21: 71-year-old dies after crash in the intersection of South Lamar, Barton Skyway
May 23: Pedestrian dies at hospital after being hit by a vehicle on Ed Bluestein service road
May 25: Person crossing Hwy 290 service road dies after being hit by two vehicles
May 25: GoFundMe started after mother and daughter die in south Austin crash
May 27: APD identifies victim in deadly north Austin 2-vehicle crash
June
June 4: Police: Pedestrian killed in Highway 183 crash Tuesday
June 8: APD identifies 27-year-old motorcyclist killed in southeast Austin crash
June 24: Person dies after being hit by vehicle in northeast Austin
June 26: Pedestrian dies in crash on South Congress near William Cannon
June 29: Police release information on Saturday’s motorcycle fatality
July
July 4: Man arrested after deadly northwest Austin crash on July 4
July 4: 2 dead in north Austin single-vehicle crash, APD says
July 9: Police identify motorcycle crash victim killed in central Austin
July 14: Police identify one of the drivers killed in crash on MoPac Sunday
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