Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2008, January 2010

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Table 63. Drivers of Large Trucks in Crashes by Age, Sex, and Crash Severity

Age Group (Years)	Male		Female		Unknown		Total
Age Group (Years)	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Fatal Crashes
17 and Under	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.1%
18 - 25	197	5.1%	7	5.6%	0	0.0%	204	5.1%
26 - 35	684	17.6%	18	14.4%	0	0.0%	702	17.5%
36 - 45	1,091	28.1%	41	32.8%	0	0.0%	1,132	28.2%
46 - 55	1,111	28.6%	39	31.2%	0	0.0%	1,150	28.6%
56 - 65	629	16.2%	16	12.8%	1	7.1%	646	16.1%
66 - 75	143	3.7%	4	3.2%	0	0.0%	147	3.7%
76 and Over	16	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	16	0.4%
Unknown	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	13	92.9%	17	0.4%
Total	3,878	100.0%	125	100.0%	14	100.0%	4,017	100.0%
Injury Crashes
17 and Under	*	0.5%	*	*	—	—	*	0.5%
18 - 25	5,000	7.9%	1,000	20.5%	—	—	6,000	8.8%
26 - 35	13,000	21.9%	1,000	20.5%	—	—	14,000	21.8%
36 - 45	16,000	26.0%	1,000	25.8%	—	—	17,000	26.0%
46 - 55	16,000	26.8%	1,000	30.2%	—	—	18,000	27.0%
56 - 65	8,000	13.2%	*	2.6%	—	—	8,000	12.4%
66 - 75	2,000	3.4%	*	0.5%	—	—	2,000	3.2%
76 and Over	*	0.3%	*	*	—	—	*	0.3%
Total	61,000	100.0%	5,000	100.0%	—	—	66,000	100.0%
Property Damage Only Crashes
17 and Under	*	0.1%	*	*	—	—	*	0.1%
18 - 25	31,000	11.0%	8,000	31.0%	—	—	39,000	12.6%
26 - 35	52,000	18.5%	2,000	8.1%	—	—	54,000	17.6%
36 - 45	99,000	35.4%	9,000	35.6%	—	—	108,000	35.4%
46 - 55	61,000	21.8%	5,000	21.7%	—	—	67,000	21.8%
56 - 65	29,000	10.4%	1,000	3.6%	—	—	30,000	9.9%
66 - 75	7,000	2.5%	*	*	—	—	7,000	2.3%
76 and Over	1,000	0.3%	*	*	—	—	1,000	0.3%
Total	281,000	100.0%	25,000	100.0%	—	—	306,000	100.0%

*Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent.

Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.

Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).

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