A nonprofit commissioned the report that found severe and fatal vehicle crashes in the Permian Basin far outpaced the state.
Morning oilfield traffic on West Broadway Street in Andrews. Deadly traffic accidents in West Texas out pace the rest of the state, according to a new report.ODESSA — Severe and fatal vehicle crashes occur at a higher rate in the Permian Basin than the rest of Texas, a new report released Wednesday by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute found.
Put another way, crashes were twice as likely to be fatal in the Permian Basin than in the rest of Texas. More than half of the incidents involved multiple vehicles, with the rate of fatalities of multi-vehicle collisions being three times higher. “The Permian Basin is sparsely populated but heavily traveled,” Wunderlich said. “We’ve got a rural environment with fairly high-speed traffic. We see the kinds of crashes that we see in urban areas.”
Additionally, Smith said, the study will help law enforcement officials target ”hot spots and historically problematic areas” in the region.The report did not surprise Paul Rhoades, a lifelong resident of West Texas who now lives in Midland with his wife. The retired trucker spent the better part of 16 years in the oil fields.
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