Crashes Table 24. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Light Conditions and Crash Severity, 2020
| Light Conditions | Fatal Crashes: Number | Fatal Crashes: Percent | Injury Crashes: Number | Injury Crashes: Percent | Property Damage Only Crashes: Number | Property Damage Only Crashes: Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 2,684 | 60.4% | 74,000 | 73.4% | 243,000 | 78.5% |
| Dark, Not Lighted | 1,079 | 24.3% | 13,000 | 12.9% | 32,000 | 10.4% |
| Dark But Lighted | 458 | 10.3% | 10,000 | 9.9% | 24,000 | 7.6% |
| Dark, Unknown Lighting | 15 | 0.3% | * | 0.4% | 1,000 | 0.3% |
| Dawn | 128 | 2.9% | 2,000 | 2.5% | 5,000 | 1.6% |
| Dusk | 73 | 1.6% | 1,000 | 0.9% | 5,000 | 1.5% |
| Unknown | 7 | 0.2% | * | * | * | * |
| Total | 4,444 | 100.0% | 101,000 | 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: Thursday, March 2, 2023