According to unofficial statistics from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDoT), 3031 crashes involving commercial vehicles occurred in Texas, during January 2021. The number of wrecks represents a 20% reduction in crashes from January 2020.
44 people died as a result of the January 2021 commercial vehicle crashes, while 96 sustained serious injuries. A further 239 people required hospitalization for less serious injuries, on top of another 359 suspected injuries. A total of 642 people died or sustained as a result of these commercial vehicle collisions.
Authorities could not determine whether 38 people involved in these crashes suffered any injuries.
All numbers are subject to revision and TxDoT’s final statistics will not appear until late 2022.