Crashes Table 13. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Junction, 2018-2020

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Relation to Junction	2018: Number	2018: Percent	2019: Number	2019: Percent	2020: Number	2020: Percent
Non-Interchange Area
Non-Junction	2,863	64.2%	2,824	62.7%	2,840	63.9%
Intersection	797	17.9%	844	18.7%	867	19.5%
Intersection Related	279	6.3%	300	6.7%	221	5.0%
Driveway Access	21	0.5%	37	0.8%	23	0.5%
Driveway Access Related	186	4.2%	169	3.8%	160	3.6%
Entrance/Exit Ramp	6	0.1%	3	0.1%	2	0.0%
Entrance/Exit Ramp Related	13	0.3%	4	0.1%	10	0.2%
Railway Grade Crossing	20	0.4%	18	0.4%	11	0.2%
Acceleration/Deceleration Lane	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Through Roadway	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Crossover Related	30	0.7%	25	0.6%	22	0.5%
Other	1	*	2	*	2	*
Unknown	3	0.1%	1	*	1	*
Total Non-Interchange Area	4,219	94.6%	4,227	93.9%	4,159	93.6%
Interchange Area
Non-Junction	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Intersection	34	0.8%	64	1.4%	68	1.5%
Intersection Related	13	0.3%	30	0.7%	26	0.6%
Driveway Access	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Driveway Access Related	3	0.1%	2	*	1	*
Entrance/Exit Ramp	19	0.4%	13	0.3%	9	0.2%
Entrance/Exit Ramp Related	55	1.2%	33	0.7%	34	0.8%
Railway Grade Crossing	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Acceleration/Deceleration Lane	6	0.1%	4	0.1%	6	0.1%
Through Roadway	92	2.1%	99	2.2%	112	2.5%
Crossover Related	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Other	20	0.4%	25	0.6%	27	0.6%
Unknown	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Total Interchange Area	242	5.4%	270	6.0%	283	6.4%
Unknown Relation to Junction	0	0.0%	5	0.1%	2	*
Total	4,461	100.0%	4,502	100.0%	4,444	100.0%
*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.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).

Last updated: Monday, February 13, 2023

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