Crashes Table 16. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Roadway, Number of Vehicles Involved, and Crash Severity, 2020
| 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 | 51.4% | 3,287 | 94.9% | 3,791 | 85.3% |
| On Shoulder | 41 | 4.2% | 25 | 0.7% | 66 | 1.5% |
| On Median | 72 | 7.3% | 68 | 2.0% | 140 | 3.2% |
| On Roadside | 319 | 32.5% | 72 | 2.1% | 391 | 8.8% |
| Outside Trafficway | 19 | 1.9% | 2 | 0.1% | 21 | 0.5% |
| Off Roadway, Location Unknown | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | * |
| In Parking Lane | 4 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.1% |
| Gore | 8 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.1% | 10 | 0.2% |
| Separator | 10 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.1% | 13 | 0.3% |
| Continuous Left-Turn Lane | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | * | 1 | * |
| Pedestrian Refuge Island | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | * | 1 | * |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.1% |
| Total | 981 | 100.0% | 3,463 | 100.0% | 4,444 | 100.0% |
| Injury Crashes | ||||||
| On Roadway | 5,000 | 29.2% | 82,000 | 96.6% | 86,000 | 85.7% |
| On Shoulder | * | 2.6% | * | * | * | 0.5% |
| On Median | 2,000 | 9.9% | 1,000 | 1.2% | 3,000 | 2.6% |
| On Roadside | 8,000 | 48.7% | 2,000 | 1.9% | 10,000 | 9.5% |
| Outside Trafficway | * | 2.3% | * | * | * | 0.4% |
| Off Roadway, Location Unknown | * | 0.7% | * | * | * | 0.1% |
| In Parking Lane | 1,000 | 4.8% | * | 0.2% | 1,000 | 0.9% |
| Gore | * | 1.6% | * | 0.1% | * | 0.4% |
| Separator | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Continuous Left-Turn Lane | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Pedestrian Refuge Island | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Unknown | * | 0.1% | * | * | * | * |
| Total | 16,000 | 100.0% | 85,000 | 100.0% | 101,000 | 100.0% |
| Property Damage Only Crashes | ||||||
| On Roadway | 25,000 | 33.7% | 234,000 | 99.0% | 259,000 | 83.6% |
| On Shoulder | 2,000 | 3.0% | * | 0.1% | 2,000 | 0.8% |
| On Median | 4,000 | 5.2% | 1,000 | 0.5% | 5,000 | 1.6% |
| On Roadside | 27,000 | 37.5% | 1,000 | 0.2% | 28,000 | 9.0% |
| Outside Trafficway | 2,000 | 2.3% | * | * | 2,000 | 0.6% |
| Off Roadway, Location Unknown | 1,000 | 0.8% | * | * | 1,000 | 0.2% |
| In Parking Lane | 12,000 | 16.8% | * | * | 12,000 | 4.0% |
| Gore | * | 0.5% | * | * | * | 0.1% |
| Separator | * | 0.2% | * | * | * | 0.1% |
| Continuous Left-Turn Lane | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Pedestrian Refuge Island | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Unknown | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Total | 73,000 | 100.0% | 237,000 | 100.0% | 310,000 | 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: Wednesday, March 1, 2023