Crashes Table 16. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Roadway, Number of Vehicles Involved, and Crash Severity, 2019
| Relation to Roadway | Single-Vehicle Crashes: Number | Single-Vehicle Crashes: Percent | Multiple-Vehicle Crashes: Number | Multiple-Vehicle Crashes: Percent | Total: Number | Total: Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal Crashes | ||||||
| On Roadway | 504 | 52.9% | 3,342 | 94.8% | 3,846 | 85.9% |
| On Shoulder | 40 | 4.2% | 37 | 1.0% | 77 | 1.7% |
| On Median | 64 | 6.7% | 49 | 1.4% | 113 | 2.5% |
| On Roadside | 305 | 32.0% | 81 | 2.3% | 386 | 8.6% |
| Outside Trafficway | 14 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.1% | 17 | 0.4% |
| Off Roadway, Location Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.1% |
| In Parking Lane | 8 | 0.8% | 1 | * | 9 | 0.2% |
| Gore | 8 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.1% | 12 | 0.3% |
| Separator | 6 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.1% | 10 | 0.2% |
| Continuous Left-Turn Lane | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | * |
| Pedestrian Refuge Island | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | * | 1 | * |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | * |
| Total | 953 | 100.0% | 3,526 | 100.0% | 4,479 | 100.0% |
| Injury Crashes | ||||||
| On Roadway | 5,000 | 33.2% | 95,000 | 97.7% | 101,000 | 88.4% |
| On Shoulder | * | 2.8% | 1,000 | 0.5% | 1,000 | 0.9% |
| On Median | 1,000 | 6.2% | 1,000 | 0.6% | 2,000 | 1.4% |
| On Roadside | 8,000 | 46.0% | 1,000 | 1.1% | 9,000 | 7.6% |
| Outside Trafficway | * | 0.8% | * | * | * | 0.1% |
| Off Roadway, Location Unknown | * | 2.1% | * | * | * | 0.3% |
| In Parking Lane | 1,000 | 8.0% | * | * | 1,000 | 1.2% |
| Gore | * | 0.8% | * | * | * | 0.1% |
| Separator | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Continuous Left-Turn Lane | * | * | * | 0.1% | * | 0.1% |
| Pedestrian Refuge Island | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Unknown | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Total | 16,000 | 100.0% | 98,000 | 100.0% | 114,000 | 100.0% |
| Property Damage Only Crashes | ||||||
| On Roadway | 24,000 | 28.0% | 303,000 | 98.7% | 327,000 | 83.4% |
| On Shoulder | 3,000 | 3.8% | 1,000 | 0.2% | 4,000 | 1.0% |
| On Median | 6,000 | 7.3% | 1,000 | 0.3% | 7,000 | 1.8% |
| On Roadside | 32,000 | 37.4% | 2,000 | 0.6% | 33,000 | 8.5% |
| Outside Trafficway | 1,000 | 1.4% | * | * | 1,000 | 0.3% |
| Off Roadway, Location Unknown | 1,000 | 1.0% | * | * | 1,000 | 0.2% |
| In Parking Lane | 17,000 | 19.9% | * | 0.1% | 17,000 | 4.4% |
| Gore | 1,000 | 0.8% | * | * | 1,000 | 0.2% |
| Separator | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Continuous Left-Turn Lane | * | * | * | 0.1% | * | 0.1% |
| Pedestrian Refuge Island | * | 0.3% | * | * | * | 0.1% |
| Unknown | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Total | 85,000 | 100.0% | 307,000 | 100.0% | 392,000 | 100.0% |
| *Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent. | ||||||
| Notes: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. Individual numbers may not add up to the totals due to independent rounding. Percentages are based on unrounded numbers. | ||||||
| Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only Crashes: NHTSA, Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS). | ||||||
Last updated: Thursday, January 26, 2023