AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN is keeping track of the number of traffic fatalities in the City of Austin.
As of Sept. 6, 66 traffic fatalities have been reported thus far in 2023.
Last year, a record 122 fatalities were reported on Austin roads.
The charts below will be updated as we learn new information. Scroll down for a map of where each traffic fatality occurred.
The chart below shows how the number of traffic fatalities reported in recent years changed over time.
Below is a map showing where traffic fatalities occurred in 2023. The map is interactive, so clicking on or hovering over a dot will reveal information about that incident.
The chart below shows the number of traffic fatalities reported in 2023 by type.
The chart below shows the number of traffic fatalities reported each month in 2023.
January
- Jan. 1: 1 arrested after deadly 2-vehicle crash in southeast Austin
- Jan. 3: Person dies after veering off road, crashing into tree on Cesar Chavez
- Jan. 10: Police looking for driver after deadly hit-and-run in south Austin
- Jan. 11: Man dies weeks after crashing into tree on Perry Lane
- Jan. 13: APD: Man dies from injuries 10 days after being struck by vehicle
- Jan. 14: 1 person dead after being hit by pickup truck in north Austin
- Jan. 25: Man dies after being hit by car in northwest Austin
- Jan: 28: Passenger dies in single-vehicle crash on Harris Branch Parkway
- Jan. 31: Police identify person killed in 10-vehicle crash on Ben White ramp
February
- Feb. 4: Teen arrested in connection to crash that left child dead, adult injured
- Feb. 11: APD: Passenger dies after being hit by vehicle, driver flees
- Feb. 14: Man charged with manslaughter, racing after deadly crash in east Austin
- Feb. 18: Police investigating mid-February fatal rollover crash in east Austin
- Feb. 21: Police identify victim in north Austin 3-vehicle deadly crash
- Feb. 23: ATCEMS: 1 dead after 3-vehicle crash in northwest Austin
- Feb. 25: Person hit, killed on I-35 over the weekend
- Feb. 28: Austin Police provide details surrounding hit-and-run that killed bicyclist
March
- March 5: Pedestrian struck and killed by car on MoPac service road and Capital of Texas Highway
- March 10: Pedestrian hit, killed on FM 969 near Regency Drive
- March 12: 1 dead after 2-vehicle crash in north Austin
- March 13: 1 dead after vehicle-motorcycle crash in northwest Austin, ATCEMS says
- March 14: 1 dead after a vehicle-pedestrian crash in northwest Austin
- March 18: Unidentified pedestrian hit, killed on Decker Lane
- March 21: APD provides details surrounding Tuesday night fatal crash
- March 24: Cyclist killed in March 24 crash identified
- March 31: APD: Man faces intoxication assault charge in connection with fatal crash
April
- April 2: ATCEMS: 1 dead in overnight auto-pedestrian crash in south Austin
- April 3: 1 dead after Monday crash on Ed Bluestein
- April 9: Austin police ID victim, release description of vehicle in deadly hit-and-run
- April 12: APD searching for suspects in I-35 hit-and-run that killed bicyclist
- April 18: Bicyclist hit, killed by car near Lamar Boulevard, 12th Street intersection
- April 25: Person hit, killed on FM 973 in Del Valle
May
- May 6: Police identify man killed in single-vehicle crash on I-35 Service Road in north Austin
- May 7: Motorcyclist dead after crash in southwest Austin
- May 12: Police identify driver whose car hit a train after police chase and later died
- May 20: ATCEMS: 1 dead following crash involving pedestrian in south Austin
- May 25: 1 person dead after motorcycle crash on north MoPac Expressway, ATCEMS says
- May 26: Man dies after being hit by vehicle on Ben White Boulevard service road
- May 26: APD provides details surrounding deadly motorcycle crash in northwest Austin
- May 26: Austin Police identify driver killed in single-vehicle crash late May
- May 29: Police identify person hit, killed by 2 trucks while walking in northeast Austin
June
- June 1: APD: Man dies in June 1 auto-ped crash on Hwy 290
- June 3: APD: Woman dies 2 days after east Austin crash
- June 14: 1 dead after motorcycle-vehicle crash on FM 2222
- June 17: 1 dead in north Austin after vehicle strikes pedestrian
- June 17: 1 dead in motorcycle crash on William Cannon Drive
- June 18: 1 dead following pedestrian-related crash in west Austin
- June 24: 1 person dead after auto-pedestrian crash on SH 71
- June 26: 62-year-old dies after being hit while riding in motorized wheelchair on FM 969
- June 30: 1 dead after crash involving APD officer in northwest Austin
- June 30: ATCEMS: 1 dead in auto-pedestrian crash on I-35 flyover ramp
July
- July 8: One dead, one arrested after vehicle-pedestrian crash in east Austin
- July 15: 1 dead following motorcycle collision in west Austin
- July 30: Man arrested after fiery crash that killed 4, charged with intoxication manslaughter
- July 30: APD identifies man who died after crashing motorcycle into wall
August
- Aug. 2: APD identifies driver killed in early August Burnet Road crash
- Aug. 11: Austin Police investigating deadly crash at Riverside and Congress
- Aug. 19: Pedestrian dies following weekend crash on North Lamar
- Aug. 20: Police identify driver killed in North Lamar crash
- Aug. 21: I-35 northbound at 290 East reopens after deadly crash
- Aug. 25: APD investigating fatal southeast Austin crash
- Aug. 27: Court documents say woman hit by vehicle in deadly north Austin crash
September
- Sept. 6: One person killed in Wednesday night crash on Highway 71 in Del Valle
- Sept. 9: ATCEMS: 1 dead in auto-motorcycle crash on Mopac service road