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 |
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|
Driver |
392 |
46.5% |
3,134 |
73.9% |
3,526 |
69.4% |
|
Passenger of Motor Vehicle in Transport |
79 |
9.4% |
1,033 |
24.4% |
1,112 |
21.9% |
|
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport |
6 |
0.7% |
5 |
0.1% |
11 |
0.2% |
|
Occupant of Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Pedestrian |
293 |
34.8% |
57 |
1.3% |
350 |
6.9% |
|
Bicyclist |
65 |
7.7% |
3 |
0.1% |
68 |
1.3% |
|
Other Cyclist |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Other Pedestrian |
8 |
0.9% |
1 |
* |
9 |
0.2% |
|
Unknown Occupant Type in Motor Vehicle in Transport |
0 |
0.0% |
6 |
0.1% |
6 |
0.1% |
|
Total |
843 |
100.0% |
4,239 |
100.0% |
5,082 |
100.0% |
|
Persons Injured |
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|
Driver |
11,000 |
72.5% |
81,000 |
70.9% |
93,000 |
71.1% |
|
Passenger of Motor Vehicle in Transport |
2,000 |
12.8% |
33,000 |
28.8% |
35,000 |
26.9% |
|
Occupant of Motor Vehicle Not in Transport |
* |
0.8% |
* |
0.1% |
* |
0.1% |
|
Occupant of a Non-Motor Vehicle Transport Device |
* |
1.6% |
* |
* |
* |
0.2% |
|
Pedestrian |
1,000 |
8.1% |
* |
0.2% |
1,000 |
1.1% |
|
Bicyclist |
1,000 |
4.2% |
* |
* |
1,000 |
0.5% |
|
Total |
16,000 |
100.0% |
115,000 |
100.0% |
131,000 |
100.0% |
*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).