U.S. Department Of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Table 59. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks, 2009

Person Type

Single-Vehicle Crashes

Multiple-Vehicle Crashes

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Persons Killed

Driver of Large Truck

289

46.8%

149

5.4%

438

13.0%

Driver of Other Motor Vehicle

0

0.0%

1,930

69.9%

1,930

57.1%

Passenger of Large Truck in Transport

48

7.8%

17

0.6%

65

1.9%

Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport

0

0.0%

621

22.5%

621

18.4%

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport

2

0.3%

0

0.0%

2

0.1%

Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device**

1

0.2%

0

0.0%

1

*

Pedestrian

217

35.2%

45

1.6%

262

7.8%

Bicyclist

55

8.9%

1

*

56

1.7%

Other Cyclist

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Other Person on Personal Conveyance/In Building

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport

5

0.8%

0

0.0%

5

0.1%

Total

617

100.0%

2,763

100.0%

3,380

100.0%

Persons Injured

Driver of Large Truck

6,000

72.0%

8,000

11.6%

14,000

18.6%

Driver of Other Motor Vehicle

*

*

41,000

63.0%

41,000

55.7%

Passenger of Large Truck in Transport

1,000

13.9%

2,000

2.5%

3,000

3.8%

Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport

*

*

15,000

22.7%

15,000

20.0%

Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport

*

4.1%

*

0.1%

*

0.5%

Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device**

*

*

*

*

*

*

Pedestrian

1,000

5.9%

*

0.2%

1,000

0.8%

Bicyclist

*

3.8%

*

*

*

0.4%

Other Nonoccupant

*

0.3%

*

*

*

*

Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport

*

*

*

*

*

*

Total

9,000

100.0%

65,000

100.0%

74,000

100.0%

 *Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent.

**Refers to a person riding in an animal-drawn conveyance or on an animal, or an occupant of a railway train, etc.

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

Sources: Persons Killed: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Persons Injured: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).

 

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