Table 21. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 1991-2001

State

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Alabama

128

120

145

145

133

137

155

136

136

143

128

Alaska

8

4

4

5

8

6

7

1

5

4

10

Arizona

54

61

66

79

72

77

67

93

94

91

74

Arkansas

92

75

96

81

84

93

101

93

86

100

88

California

344

324

326

319

342

340

338

319

304

331

334

Colorado

33

50

53

55

48

54

73

46

60

60

75

Connecticut

22

20

26

24

24

31

22

28

19

31

25

Delaware

15

19

20

11

9

13

14

16

9

19

11

District of Columbia

2

1

2

2

1

4

3

1

2

2

1

Florida

239

245

275

268

260

260

265

297

294

279

303

Georgia

141

156

151

182

171

192

208

189

204

189

214

Hawaii

7

6

5

4

3

11

3

3

3

2

7

Idaho

26

23

11

36

27

37

28

23

25

25

30

Illinois

155

137

146

155

153

134

155

165

178

152

172

Indiana

130

122

133

139

149

144

143

156

167

138

120

Iowa

73

53

76

69

64

73

74

77

92

78

70

Kansas

41

51

61

48

57

59

78

72

78

70

73

Kentucky

95

84

95

91

99

87

100

94

86

85

91

Louisiana

95

82

76

107

79

87

118

128

111

108

111

Maine

21

20

20

20

22

13

21

21

23

24

23

Maryland

61

59

47

69

48

65

78

57

53

58

70

Massachusetts

24

23

34

41

33

32

37

31

35

45

28

Michigan

127

104

106

161

148

138

124

139

126

137

115

Minnesota

68

64

61

75

71

58

87

75

83

73

59

Mississippi

68

88

79

76

98

83

91

102

104

107

84

Missouri

124

110

96

123

89

143

133

145

144

145

118

Montana

22

21

12

17

26

19

24

18

15

24

25

Nebraska

39

32

46

43

41

45

46

39

52

48

55

Nevada

15

21

23

27

27

39

26

32

38

33

40

New Hampshire

7

15

8

8

7

11

12

10

9

10

13

New Jersey

83

67

73

70

91

79

79

66

56

79

66

New Mexico

52

46

35

36

39

46

45

40

43

42

46

New York

188

143

139

190

142

140

141

128

153

147

127

North Carolina

155

132

183

175

163

155

181

213

179

164

176

North Dakota

11

14

16

8

7

9

11

7

18

9

11

Ohio

166

171

178

180

187

181

185

174

183

166

154

Oklahoma

61

64

75

70

80

83

89

99

80

97

76

Oregon

64

48

60

58

62

52

68

65

41

51

52

Pennsylvania

190

163

172

190

170

169

181

162

187

164

155

Rhode Island

7

5

6

6

3

6

2

3

9

1

5

South Carolina

81

77

90

81

85

91

82

109

105

108

99

South Dakota

19

18

17

15

12

18

15

14

18

18

20

Tennessee

106

88

116

130

112

152

126

113

149

145

117

Texas

299

293

326

314

316

391

384

401

367

412

421

Utah

23

20

25

26

26

32

45

45

39

38

31

Vermont

14

12

13

9

12

9

14

9

8

8

6

Virginia

94

99

81

116

91

104

115

112

94

99

92

Washington

52

46

58

51

60

65

73

63

55

59

55

West Virginia

39

46

41

56

47

51

49

38

48

46

44

Wisconsin

99

72

86

93

83

84

77

86

72

91

91

Wyoming

18

11

12

19

13

11

21

26

21

18

20

U.S. Total

4,097

3,825

4,101

4,373

4,194

4,413

4,614

4,579

4,560

4,573

4,431

Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).