Quick take
- TxDOT street teams with walking billboards were in Texarkana on Thursday, Nov. 5, along busy New Boston Road intersections after daylight saving time ended, KSLA and KTBS reported.
- October and November are the peak months statewide for pedestrian crashes and deaths. Most severe harm happens at night, TxDOT and local TV coverage say.
- Local figures: KSLA cited 49 pedestrian crashes last year in the Atlanta District with 9 deaths. KTBS described the Texarkana area with 9 deaths and 16 serious injuries. Wording differs by outlet.
- Statewide in 2025, TxDOT said 694 pedestrians were killed; nearly 20% of those deaths were in October and November; 68% of pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries occurred in the dark.
Darker evening commutes are here, and TxDOT brought a street-level reminder to Texarkana. The agency deployed “walking billboard” street teams on Thursday, Nov. 5, along busy New Boston Road intersections after daylight saving time ended, KSLA and KTBS reported.
October and November are the peak months statewide for pedestrian crashes and deaths, and most severe harm happens at night, according to those reports and a TxDOT statewide release from Oct. 26. In that release, TxDOT Executive Director Marc Williams stressed looking out for people walking as nights get longer.
Local and statewide numbers
Local figures vary slightly by outlet. KSLA cited 49 pedestrian crashes last year in the Atlanta District with 9 deaths. KTBS described the Texarkana area with 9 deaths and 16 serious injuries. Statewide for 2025, TxDOT said 694 pedestrians were killed; nearly 20% of those deaths came in October and November; and 68% of pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries occurred in the dark.
Safety tips
A TxDOT spokeswoman and the statewide release stressed reflective clothing or a flashlight for walkers, crossing at crosswalks, and drivers watching for people after dark. We are not naming individual TxDOT staff quoted in the local TV stories because the outlets used different surnames.