MAP: Where have Austin's fatal crashes occurred in 2024?
Nov 27, 2024
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN is keeping track of the number of traffic fatalities in Austin.
As of Nov. 21, 84 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. 4: 1 dead after vehicle hit pedestrian in north Austin
Feb. 5: Austin police investigating after fatal crash on SH 45
Feb. 12: APD: 1 child dead after 183 Toll crash
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
Feb. 25: APD investigating crash that left 19-year-old dead
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 17: APD identifies 88-year-old in fatal 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 10: Motorcyclist in deadly crash identified by APD
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 28: 79-year-old dies after single-vehicle crash
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 7: Victim identified in northwest Austin deadly crash
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
July 23: ATCEMS: One dead after vehicle-pedestrian crash
July 28: Motorcyclist dies after Sunday morning crash on MoPac
July 28: Police identify teen killed in July Old Manor Road crash
July 30: One killed in south Austin pedestrian crash Tuesday morning, APD says
July 31: Pedestrian dies after July crash in northwest Austin
August
Aug. 4: Pedestrian dies after being hit by a car on North Lamar Blvd. over the weekend
Aug. 7: Austin Police identify teen killed in early August crash
Aug. 8: Police identify pedestrian killed in Tarrytown crash
Aug. 9: APD identifies man killed in south Austin train crash
Aug. 10: 62-year-old identified as motorcyclist who died in Hwy. 71 crash
Aug. 11: 22-year-old identified as victim of weekend auto-ped near downtown Austin
Aug. 11: 2 dead after fiery I-35 crash in south Austin
Aug. 15: APD: Man dies 2 days after I-35 crash
Aug. 24: Man arrested, charged with DWI after auto-ped where 2 people died
Aug. 27: Police investigating deadly hit-and-run crash in south Austin
Aug. 29: APD identifies man killed in deadly north I-35 crash
September
Sept. 3: APD investigating deadly downtown I-35 vehicle-pedestrian crash
Sept. 4: One dead in crash between bicycle, vehicle in south Austin
Sept. 5: ATCEMS: Pedestrian struck by vehicle on South Congress
Sept. 10: APD: One dead after crash between vehicle, pedestrian on SH 71
Sept. 17: Person dies after early Tuesday hit-and-run in east Austin
Sept. 20: APD: Bicyclist dies after southeast Austin crash, man charged with DWI
Sept. 24: One dead after Cap Metro bus, motorcycle collision in north Austin
Sept. 25: APD identifies pedestrian hit by 2 vehicles in deadly east Austin crash
Sept. 28: Northwest Austin crash kills 90-year-old passenger
Sept. 29: Man facing DWI charge after fatal crash on Burnet Road Sunday
October
Oct. 4: Man dies two days after US 290, East Parmer Lane crash
Oct. 15: Police: 23-year-old killed in single-vehicle crash on I-35 Svrd. Tuesday
Oct. 19: APD: 1 dead after crash between vehicle, pedestrian near Austin’s airport
Oct. 26: 1 dead overnight following crash involving pedestrian
November
Nov. 2: APD: 1 dead after north Austin motorcycle crash
Nov. 3: 42-year-old woman identified as victim of Sunday evening auto-ped in south Austin
Nov. 10: APD identifies woman killed in Sunday hit-and-run crash
Nov. 11: ATCEMS: 1 dead after being hit by vehicle in southeast Austin
Nov. 12: Person hit, killed by vehicle on I-35 in north Austin Tuesday morning
Nov. 21: APD investigating fatal crash on Barton Springs Road