Vehicles Table 20. Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes with Passenger Vehicles by Crash Type and Driver-Related Factors Recorded, 2020
| Crash Type | Fatal Crashes | Crashes with Driver-Related Factors Recorded: For Large Truck: Number | Crashes with Driver-Related Factors Recorded: For Large Truck: Percent | Crashes with Driver-Related Factors Recorded: For Passenger Vehicle: Number | Crashes with Driver-Related Factors Recorded: For Passenger Vehicle: Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Truck Rear-Ending Passenger Vehicle | 118 | 66 | 55.9% | 60 | 50.8% |
| Passenger Vehicle Rear-Ending Large Truck | 400 | 59 | 14.8% | 271 | 67.8% |
| Large Truck Crossing Center Median (Head-On) | 37 | 32 | 86.5% | 7 | 18.9% |
| Passenger Vehicle Crossing Center Median (Head-On) | 395 | 16 | 4.1% | 349 | 88.4% |
| Large Truck Striking Passenger Vehicle (Other) | 865 | 177 | 20.5% | 688 | 79.5% |
| Passenger Vehicle Striking Large Truck (Other) | 393 | 141 | 35.9% | 236 | 60.1% |
| Other Collision | 133 | 36 | 27.1% | 92 | 69.2% |
| Total | 2,341 | 527 | 22.5% | 1,703 | 72.7% |
| aOnly crashes with specific Driver-Related Factors (DRFs) (including speeding, distractions, impairments, failure to yield right of way, etc.) are counted in these columns. Crashes with DRFs of “Unknown,” “Not Reported,” etc. are no longer counted in these columns. | |||||
| Notes: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of greater than 10,000 pounds. A passenger vehicle is defined as a car or light truck (including pickups, vans, and sport utility vehicles). Only crashes involving two motor vehicles, one of which was a large truck and one of which was a passenger vehicle, are included in this table. | |||||
| Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). | |||||
Last updated: Monday, March 6, 2023