Summary of All Reported Accidents in the State of Texas for January 1985 Page: BACK COVER
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NUMBER OF PERSONS KILLED
LOCATION: STATE
4A AGE
OF CASUALTYB-'
TOTALPEDESTRIANS PEDALCCLISTS
S FEMALE O FEMALE
O to 4 1
5 to S -
10 to 14
15 to 19 1 1 0
20 to 24 3 2
25 to 34 5 4 1
35 to 44 3 2
45 1o 54 1 1
55 to 64 1 1 0
65 to 74
75 & OLDER
NOT STATED
TOTALS 20 15 5 3 3 1 1
5A. TWO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS TOTAL FATAL INJURY NON-INJURY
ENTERING AT ANGLE 707 1 220 485
o FROM SAME DIRECTION BOTH GOING STRAIGHT 99 24 75
SAME - ONE TURN, ONE STRAIGHT 105 17 87
w SAME - ONE STOPPED 244 785 165
RIENEIGA NL 0 445
SAME - ALL OTHERS 23 1 21
FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION-BOTH GOING STRAIGHT 10 ' 3 6
SAME-ONE LEFT TURNONE STRAIGHT 176 67 109
SAME - ALL OTHERS 300 ( 284
TOTALS 1398 2 415 981
5B. TWO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS TOTAL FATAL INJURY NON-INJURY
GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION - HEAD ON 889 3 34 51
o GOING SAME DIRECTION - REAR END 2030 690 1331
SAME-SIDESWIPE 186 31 154
w ONE CAR PARKED IMPROPER LOCATION 10 32 7
W ONE CAR STOPPED IN TRAFFIC 201 659 135
Z ONE CAR FORWARD FROM PARKING 14 20 12
ONE CAR BACKWARD FROM PARKING 7 0 7 68
ONE CAR ENTERING DRIVEWAY 1337 331 100
ONE CAR LEAVING DRIVEWAY 1722 33 138
ALL OTHERS 453 1 101 351
TOTL S PEST3NS 5 EA 77T
TOTALS 10639 5 2831 775B. SEX OF DRIVER TOTAL FATAL INJURY
MALE 3644' 199 10788
FEMALE 1882 61 624
NOT STATED 441 688
TOTAL DRIVERS 59676 269 17718
9. CONDITION OF DRIVER TOTAL FATAL INJURY
NORMAL 59351 263 1753
EYESIGHT DEFECTIVE 21 0 0
HEARING DEFECTIVE 1 0
LIMBS MISSING 0 0
OTHER PHYSICAL DEFECT
ILL 79 0 55
FATIGUED OR ASLEEP 21 6 116
OTHER HANDICAP 5 0
TOTAL DRIVERS 5967 269 1 18
10. RESIDENCE & LICENSE TOTAL FATAL INJURY
TEXAS RESIDENT, LICENSED 49358 216 1508
TEXAS RESIDENT. NOT LICENSED 2177 17 81
TEXAS RESIDENT, LICENSE UNK. 1 731 1 33
NON-RESIDENT, LICENSED 314 27 98
NON-RESIDENT. NOT LICENSED 0
NON-RESIDENT, LICENSE UNK. 3
NOT STATED 3231 8 49
TOTAL DRIVERS 5967 269 17718DAYLIGHT 21933 59 6093
DAWN 256 3 79
DARKNESS- No Street Lt. 8561 89 2871
DARKNESS-Street Lt. 3366 28 1165
DUSK 573 172
UNKNOWN 0 (
TOTAL ACCIDENTS 34689 18O 1
[13. WEATHER CONDITION TOTAL FATAL INJURYCLEAR 27471 159 8312
RAIN 3496 12 1124
SNOW 2176 3 443
FOG 586 4 215
OTHER & UNKNOWN 960 6 286
TOTAL ACCIDENTS 34689 184 1C380
14. ROAD SURFACE TOTAL FATAL [INJURY
DRY 236631 146L 7430
WET 5621 25~ 1745
MUDDY 521 9
SNOWY OR ICY 535 131 1196
UNKNOWN 0O 0
TOTAL ACCIDENTS 34689 18 1 C380116. VIOLATIONS CONTRIBUTING TO ACCIDENT TOTAL FATAL INJURY
1307 3 582
10490 1 3404
79 1 2342
79 4 294
1786 666
2 0 0
355 0 43
72 I 114
60 0 235
61612
2511 I 711
35 0 12
561 0 95
133 0 21
550 I 48
53 0 53
29 5 1100
3473 3 55S2TOTAL
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355
132
732
603
61
2511
96
35
561
133
550
53
139
2290
3473
34071SPEEDING OVER LIMIT
SPEED-UNDER LIMIT-UNSAFE
FAIL TO YIELD ROW TO VEHICLE
DISREGARD STOP SIGN OR LIGHT
DISREGARD STOP AND GO SIGNAL
DISREGARD FLASHING YELLOW SIGNAL
IMPROPER TURN-WIDE RIGHT
IMPROPER TURN-CUT CORNER ON LEFT
IMPROPER TURN-WRONG LANE
WRONG SIDE-NOT PASSING
WRONG WAY ONE WAY ROAD
FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY
OVERTAKE & PASS-INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE
FASS IN NO PASSING ZONE
OTHER ILLEGAL PASSING
NO SIGNAL OR WRONG SIGNAL OF INTENTION
IMPROPER START FROM PARKED POSITION
FAIL TO YEILD ROW TO PEDESTRIAN
IMPROPER PARKING
DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE (liquor or drugs)
OTHER VIOLATIONS
TOTAL VIOLATIONSMOTOR VEHICLE GOING STRAIGHT 302 30 5 25 272 62 210
MOTOR VEHICLE TURNING RIGHT 15 1 1 0 14 13 1
MOTOR VEHICLE TURNING LEFT 29 2 2 0 27 27 0
MOTOR VEHICLE BACKING 5 1 0 1 4 1 3
ALL OTHERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 351 34 8 26 317 103 2145D. ALL OTHER ACCIDENTS TOTAL FATAL INJURY NON-INJURY
COLLISION WITH OTHER ROAD VEHICLE OR TRAIN 72 0 71 1
S COLLISION WITH FIXED OBJECT 1158 3 389 766
w COLLISION WITH OTHER OBJECT 32 0 3 29
w OVERTURNED 135 1 63 71
OTHER NON-COLLISION 35 0 21 14
COLLISION WITH OTHER ROAD VEHICLE OR TRAIN 1 29 3 94 32
S COLLISION WITH FIXED OBJECT 4309 36 1600 2673
_ COLLISION WITH OTHER OBJECT 201 0 56 145
w OVERTURNED 828 22 397 409
OTHER NON-COLLISION 2 00 2 51 147
COLLISION WITH ANIMAL 300 0 45 255
NOT STATED 2315 5 292 2018
TOTALS 9714 72 3082 65606. PEDESTRIAN ACTIONS BY AGE TOTAL AGES OF PEDESTRIANS KILLED AGES OF PEDESTRIANS INJURED
PEDES TOTAL 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-44 4S-S4 65&0 ONE TOTAL 0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-44 45-64 65 & O UNK.
CROSSING AT INTERSECTION OR CROSSWALK 10 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 95 1 10 15 3 9 25 17 12 3
CROSSING NOT AT INTERSECTION OR CROSSWALK 166 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 4 3 2 151 12 35 21 22 11 22 12 8 8
GETTING ON OR OFF OTHER VEHICLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
WALKING IN ROADWAY WITH TRAFFIC 2 0 0 0 0 0 Q 0 0 27 0 0 2 5 6 12 2 0 0
WALKING IN ROADWAY AGAINST TRAFFIC 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 7 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1
STANDING IN ROADWAY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 1 3 1 7 0 0 0
PUSHING OR WORKING ON VEHICLE 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 1 1 3 8 2 1 2
OTHER WORKING IN ROADWAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0
PLAYING IN ROADWAY 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 7 3 1 0 1 0 0 0
OTHER IN ROADWAY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 0
NOT IN ROADWAY
NO INRADA 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 38 1 3 3 4 7 9 7 0 4
NOT STATED 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2
TOTALS 420 3 0 1 1 2 5 8 11 5 3 384 15 58 48 43 41 95 42 22 207 AGE OF DRIVER TTL FTL IJR
1& YOUNGER93 C 3
16 16 I 7
17 15 0
18 to 19 61 13 12
20 to 24101 45 30
25 to 34186 83 55
35 to 44 90 6 22
45 to 54 48 3 12
SN to 64 32 C 16
65 to 74214 9 7C
75 & OLDER 18 8
UNKNOWN535 1 82TOTAL DRIVERS 59676 269 1771!
11. VEHICLE CONDITION TOTAL FATAL INJURY
NO DEFECTS REPORTED 58794 261 17413
DEFECTIVE BRAKES 401 1 143
DEFECTIVE STEERING 28 0 9
DEF OR IMPROPER LIGHT 68 2 29
DEFECTIVE TIRES 10 1 43
DEF TRAILER EQUIP 3 2 7
DEF STOP OR TURN SIGNAL 35 0 12
WHEEL CAME OFF VEHICLE 5 1 11
OTHER DEFECTS 15 1 51
TOTAL VEHICLES 59676 269 1771815. TYPE OF VEHICLE TOTAL FATAL INJURY
PASSENGER CAR 39793 143 12205
PASSENGER CAR & TRAILER 42 0 8
PASSENGER CAR & HOUSE TRAILER 1 0 1
TRUCK 16338 77 4505
TRUCK & TRAILER 192 3 50
TRUCK-TRACTOR & SEMI TRAILER 1579 32 441
TRUCK & HOUSE TRAILER 11 0 2
OTHER TRUCK COMBINATIONS 46 1 19
FARM TRACTOR 1 0 0
ROAD MACHINERY 6 0 3
BUS 127 0 29
SCHOOL BUS 98 2 21
MOTORCYCLE 376 5 308
MOTOR SCOOTER OR MOTOR BIKE 15 0 12
MOPED 10 0 10
OTHER & UNKNOWN 1041 6 1 04
TOTAL VEHICLES g 6y12. LIGHT CONDITION TOTAL FATAL INJURY
48: AGE OF NUMBER OF PERSONS INJURED
CASUALTY TOTAL INJURED PEDESTRIANS PEDALCYCLISTS
(YEARS) TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE TOTAL MALE FEMALE
1o 4 377 207 169 15 8 7 2 2 C
5to 9 473 246 227 58 36 22 34 26 8
1 to14 503 240 263 48 29 19 41 35 6
15 to 19 1890 960 927 43 29 14 21 18 3
20to24 2725 1550 1168 41 27 14 17 16 1
25to34 4147 2245 1892 60 44 16 14 9 5
2192 1146 1041 35 23 12 5 4 1
45to54 1153 555 595 16 14 2 2 2 0
55to64 842 408 434 26 16 10 2 2 0
65 to74 530 228 299 10 3 7 0 0 0
75&OLDER 346 166 180 12 8 4 2 2 0
NOT STATED 283 110 108 20 14 5 10 9 1
TOTALS 15461 8061 7303 384 251 132 150 125 25
5C. PEDESTRIAN TOTAL FED FATAL INJURY
ACCIDENTS ACCIDENTS TOTAL INTER. NON-INT TOTAL INTERSECT NON-INTTOTAL
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176
1356
3661
10812
16869
5307
4583
3522
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Texas. Department of Public Safety. Statistical Services. Summary of All Reported Accidents in the State of Texas for January 1985, report, February 20, 1985; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1587704/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.