Midland County, Texas Car Accident Statistics

34 people died in 32 fatal crashes in Midland County in 2024, according to NHTSA: 18.5 deaths per 100,000 residents, against 13.3 for Texas and 11.5 nationally. From 2019 through 2024 the county had 246 traffic deaths in 233 crashes.

34Deaths in 2024
18.5Deaths per 100,000 residents (2024)
246Deaths, 2019–2024
-17%Change in deaths, 2019 to 2024

Traffic deaths in Midland County by year

020406080412019272020352021652022442023342024
YearDeathsFatal crashes
20243432
20234441
20226561
20213534
20202725
20194140

Who died

People killed in Midland County crashes, 2019–2024.

Drivers and passengers (not motorcycles)178 (72%)
Pedestrians35 (14%)
Motorcyclists30 (12%)
Others2 (1%)
Bicyclists1 (0%)

Roads with the most fatal crashes

RoadFatal crashesDeaths
SR-3492931
I-202325
SR-1582022
SR-1911212
FM 17881111
FM 307911
SR-250 LOOP66
SR-25055
SR-14044
I-20 SVRD44

As named in crash reports, 2019–2024. Long highways cross many miles of the county, so they tend to rank high.

Fatal crashes inside city limits

CityFatal crashesDeaths
Midland108112

When fatal crashes happen

Time of day

Midnight–6 a.m.61 (26%)
6 a.m.–noon47 (20%)
Noon–6 p.m.52 (22%)
6 p.m.–midnight73 (31%)

Day of week (most: Friday)

Sunday38
Monday32
Tuesday27
Wednesday29
Thursday38
Friday39
Saturday30

58% of fatal crashes in Midland County happened in the dark, and 30% on roads classed as rural.

Drinking and speeding

24%Fatal crashes with a driver police reported had been drinking (56)
35%Fatal crashes where police reported speeding (82)

What the first impact was with:

Motor vehicle in-transport125 (54%)
Pedestrian34 (15%)
Rollover/overturn22 (9%)
Fence8 (3%)
Utility pole/light support7 (3%)
Curb7 (3%)

After a crash in Texas

Injury claims have a filing deadline set by state law. See Texas's car accident statute of limitations, and how shared fault can reduce what you recover.

Personal injury lawyers in Midland

Lawbamba lists 16 personal injury lawyers with an office in Midland, Texas, the practice area that deals with the fatal crash records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).

R. Mike Borland
Borland and Borland, Attorneys at Law, P.C.
Personal Injury, Civil, Immigration & Naturalization
Midland · 5.0★ from 1 review
Israel P. Guardiola
The Guardiola Law Firm
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Family
Midland · 3.5★ from 32 reviews
Tracie E. Kenan
Cotton Bledsoe Tighe & Dawson, PC
Personal Injury, Energy, Natural Resources
Midland · 1.0★ from 1 review
Franklin H. McCallum
Franklin H. McCallum Attorney at Law
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Divorce
Midland · 3.3★ from 27 reviews

Matched by practice area and office location only. These lawyers are not connected to the records on this page and have not reviewed or endorsed it.

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Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2024, which records every crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days. Population figures are the Census Bureau's 2024 county estimates. A crash is counted where it happened, not where the people involved lived. “Drinking driver” means police reported a driver had been drinking; “speeding” means police reported at least one driver was speeding or going too fast for conditions. Injury-only crashes aren't in FARS.

Lawbamba is not affiliated with NHTSA, and this page is general information, not legal advice.