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Table 59. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks,
2009
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Person Type
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Single-Vehicle Crashes
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Multiple-Vehicle Crashes
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Total
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Number
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Percent
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Number
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Percent
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Number
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Percent
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Persons Killed
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289
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46.8%
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149
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5.4%
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438
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13.0%
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0
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0.0%
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1,930
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69.9%
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1,930
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57.1%
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|
48
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7.8%
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17
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0.6%
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65
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1.9%
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0
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0.0%
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621
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22.5%
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621
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18.4%
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|
2
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0.3%
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0
|
0.0%
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2
|
0.1%
|
|
1
|
0.2%
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0
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0.0%
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1
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*
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|
217
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35.2%
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45
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1.6%
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262
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7.8%
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|
55
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8.9%
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1
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*
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56
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1.7%
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|
0
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0.0%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
|
0
|
0.0%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
0
|
0.0%
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|
5
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0.8%
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0
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0.0%
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5
|
0.1%
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|
617
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100.0%
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2,763
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100.0%
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3,380
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100.0%
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Persons Injured
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6,000
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72.0%
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8,000
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11.6%
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14,000
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18.6%
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|
*
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*
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41,000
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63.0%
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41,000
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55.7%
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|
1,000
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13.9%
|
2,000
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2.5%
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3,000
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3.8%
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|
*
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*
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15,000
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22.7%
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15,000
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20.0%
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|
*
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4.1%
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*
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0.1%
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*
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0.5%
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|
*
|
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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|
1,000
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5.9%
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*
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0.2%
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1,000
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0.8%
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|
*
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3.8%
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*
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*
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*
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0.4%
|
|
*
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0.3%
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*
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*
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*
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*
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|
*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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9,000
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100.0%
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65,000
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100.0%
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74,000
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100.0%
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*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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