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Table 26. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Speed Limit
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Speed Limit
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Single-Vehicle Crashes
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Multiple-Vehicle Crashes
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Total
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Number
|
Percent
|
Number
|
Percent
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Number
|
Percent
|
|
55
|
6.5%
|
35
|
1.0%
|
90
|
2.0%
|
|
102
|
12.0%
|
225
|
6.1%
|
327
|
7.2%
|
|
120
|
14.1%
|
581
|
15.8%
|
701
|
15.5%
|
|
229
|
26.9%
|
1,467
|
39.9%
|
1,696
|
37.4%
|
|
203
|
23.8%
|
875
|
23.8%
|
1,078
|
23.8%
|
|
103
|
12.1%
|
462
|
12.6%
|
565
|
12.5%
|
|
5
|
0.6%
|
4
|
0.1%
|
9
|
0.2%
|
|
35
|
4.1%
|
32
|
0.9%
|
67
|
1.5%
|
|
852
|
100.0%
|
3,681
|
100.0%
|
4,533
|
100.0%
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Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating
(GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis
Reporting System (FARS).
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