Between 2020 and 2024, Waller County recorded 7,203 reported crashes, including 79 deaths and 403 serious injuries, according to the Texas Department of Transportation's Crash Records Information System (CRIS). The single deadliest corridor was Interstate 10, with 1,295 crashes and 11 deaths over the five-year period.
The 12 highway corridors ranked below account for 4,860 crashes — about 68% of every reported crash in the county — concentrating a large share of the area's most severe collisions onto a handful of roads.
Where the Crashes Concentrate
Interstate 10
Interstate 10 leads the county with 1,295 crashes, 11 deaths, and 59 serious injuries from 2020 through 2024. The most frequently recorded contributing factor in these crashes was “Failed to Control Speed.”
Across these corridors, the contributing factor recorded most often by investigating officers was “Failed to Control Speed” — a pattern consistent with high-speed, high-volume travel.
Highway Corridors Ranked by Crash Volume
| # | Corridor | Crashes | Deaths | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interstate 10 | 1,295 | 11 | 59 |
| 2 | U.S. Highway 290 | 738 | 7 | 45 |
| 3 | FM 359 | 503 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Business U.S. 290 | 496 | 3 | 54 |
| 5 | U.S. Highway 90 | 396 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | FM 362 | 341 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | FM 1488 | 331 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | State Highway 6 | 247 | 11 | 16 |
| 9 | FM 1098 | 131 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | State Highway 159 | 131 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | FM 529 | 127 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | FM 2855 | 124 | 4 | 16 |
Ranked by total reported crashes, 2020–2024. Deaths and serious-injury counts are persons, not crashes.
Data & Methodology
This analysis is built directly from the Texas Department of Transportation's Crash Records Information System (CRIS), the official statewide record of reported traffic crashes. It covers January 2020 through December 2024 in Waller County.
Corridors are ranked by total reported crashes. “Deaths” counts persons killed and “serious injuries” counts persons with suspected serious injuries (the official KABCO “A” level), summed across all crashes on each corridor — not crash counts. This ranking covers the numbered state highway system (Interstates, U.S. and state highways, FM/RM roads, loops, and spurs); locally maintained surface streets are recorded under a separate, free-text field and are not included here. Each route is reported under its primary TxDOT designation; co-signed routes (for example, I-69 and U.S. 59) are noted but not combined.
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