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Table 42. Large Trucks in Crashes by Initial Point of Impact
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Initial Point of Impact
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Fatal
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Injury
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Property Damage Only
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|
Number
|
Percent
|
Number
|
Percent
|
Number
|
Percent
|
|
3,028
|
61.4%
|
33,000
|
40.5%
|
101,000
|
28.7%
|
|
815
|
16.5%
|
15,000
|
17.9%
|
68,000
|
19.2%
|
|
493
|
10.0%
|
13,000
|
16.1%
|
67,000
|
19.0%
|
|
326
|
6.6%
|
13,000
|
16.3%
|
88,000
|
24.9%
|
|
129
|
2.6%
|
7,000
|
8.7%
|
21,000
|
6.0%
|
|
88
|
1.8%
|
*
|
0.6%
|
8,000
|
2.2%
|
|
53
|
1.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,932
|
100.0%
|
82,000
|
100.0%
|
354,000
|
100.0%
|
*Less than 500.
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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