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Crashes Table 16. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Roadway, Number of Vehicles Involved, and Crash Severity, 2019

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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