Shorter Days Bring Risk for Pedestrians
October was the deadliest month for pedestrians last year, with 80 pedestrians dying in Texas traffic crashes.
TxDOT Spotlights Loss from Drunk Driving
An average of 89 Texans were killed every month in alcohol-related crashes in 2023.
Law Enforcement Step up Effort to Curb Drunk Driving
New law also takes effect Sept. 1 targeting drunk drivers who kill parents of young children.
Drunk Driving Involved in Nearly One Quarter of All Holiday Traffic Deaths
There were 2,462 DUI-alcohol related traffic crashes in Texas during the holiday season of December 1, 2020, through January 1, 2021.
TxDOT’s Campaign Will Conduct Outreach Events at College Campuses
Last year, 963 people in Texas were killed and 2,114 seriously injured because someone chose to get behind the wheel while impaired.