Table 47. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks
|
Person Type |
Single-Vehicle Crashes |
Multiple-Vehicle Crashes |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Persons Killed |
||||||
|
Driver of Large Truck |
413 |
47.2% |
283 |
6.5% |
696 |
13.4% |
|
Driver of Other Motor Vehicle |
0 |
0.0% |
2915 |
67.2% |
2,915 |
55.9% |
|
Passenger of Large Truck in Transport |
67 |
7.7% |
40 |
0.9% |
107 |
2.1% |
|
Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport |
0 |
0.0% |
1028 |
23.7% |
1,028 |
19.7% |
|
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport |
22 |
2.5% |
3 |
0.1% |
25 |
0.5% |
|
Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Devicea |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Pedestrian |
283 |
32.3% |
63 |
1.5% |
346 |
6.6% |
|
Bicyclist |
83 |
9.5% |
4 |
0.1% |
87 |
1.7% |
|
Other Cyclist |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Other Pedestrian |
7 |
0.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
7 |
0.1% |
|
Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport |
0 |
0.0% |
1 |
0.0% |
1 |
0.0% |
|
Total |
875 |
100.0% |
4,337 |
100.0% |
5,212 |
100.0% |
|
Persons Injured |
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|
Driver of Large Truck |
9,000 |
72.9% |
13,000 |
13.0% |
22,000 |
19.3% |
|
Driver of Other Motor Vehicle |
* |
* |
58,000 |
56.5% |
58,000 |
50.5% |
|
Passenger of Large Truck in Transport |
2,000 |
13.6% |
4,000 |
3.6% |
5,000 |
4.7% |
|
Passenger of Other Motor Vehicle in Transport |
* |
* |
27,000 |
26.4% |
27,000 |
23.6% |
|
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport |
* |
3.8% |
* |
0.1% |
1,000 |
0.4% |
|
Occupant of a Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Devicea |
* |
0.2% |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Pedestrian |
1,000 |
6.9% |
* |
0.4% |
1,000 |
1.1% |
|
Bicyclist |
* |
2.6% |
* |
* |
* |
0.3% |
|
Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport |
* |
0.0% |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
Total |
12,000 |
100.0% |
102,000 |
100.0% |
114,000 |
100.0% |
aRefers to a person riding in an animal-drawn conveyance or on an animal, or an occupant of a railway train, etc.
*Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent.
Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.
Sources: Persons Killed: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Persons Injured: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).